What would she think of you?" Now that," Chuck said, spinning around, waving his finger at his friend, "that is a low blow. And anyway, if my mother w...s alive today, I wouldn't have this problem, would I?" Sometimes, Chuck, you just gotta have faith," Rob said standing up and getting ready to leave."Like your faith in the idea that someday God will come down and make you a woman, and then you won't have to play your dress up games." Speaking of low blows," Rob said sarcastically, "and yes, I. ?Listen dude. This is what you do. You just lower your zipper and see who it is. A for you ladies, go over to that side and hide begind the bags. Wait let me help you up!!? Marcos suggested.Marcos quickly got up and placed the bags in such a position, that both girls could lay on their backs behind the bags, without anyone from outside noticing if there were other people, hiding inside this tent. Once Marcos positioned the bags and made them lay flat, both girls quietly laid behind. She glanced at him and smiled back, putting her hand on his thigh. Ben tensed up, trying to not overreact to her touch. Jess’ eyebrows furrowed, questioning. Ben smiled at her and tried to relax, “Nothing wrong, babe.” She smiled again, squeezing his thigh lovingly. Ben swallowed, trying to calm his mind down and keep his body from reacting to her gesture. He looked across the table, trying to catch the conversation that was happening around him. Jess kept her hand on his thigh, now softly. She’d lost her mother near the same age Nick and Arwen had lost theirs. And the kidnapping ... Nick may not know many details, but it had to have been terrible. It was amazing she wasn’t even more maladjusted than she seemed to be.When they pulled up to the main building, a small crowd waited for them. A man who turned out to be the manager of the winery shook hands and kissed cheeks as Nick’s friends emerged from the first car. Nick got a more ebullient handshake and a kiss on each cheek then.