I walked up and kissed each of my ladies, which caused a bit of a stir with the rest of the people working inside. When their shock wore off, they beg...n talking and laughing again and I walked over to pet Lillian who was lying down nearby.> Lillian complained, the irritation and boredom she was feeling was evident through the bond.// You know why my love, \\ I replied. // We need to make sure that the people are happy and, on our side, right now. With all of the various stuff being moved. Lisa was a very cautious person, especially when it came to her e-mails. I never questioned her about it. She usually double-deleted everything. There was never any record of any incoming or outgoing mail of hers. This time, however, she had been in a hurry, and I noticed she had deleted the file but had not deleted the deleted file. There it was."Change in plans. Bob will be coming up with the family. You can still come, but I will have Karen put you in the last cabin. We should be able to. I heard all about what had happened during the next period, because I had been busy doing something else during the lunch period and wasn't out on the playground when all of the excitement had taken place. When I heard about it, most of the talk was centered on the fact that Mike Keegan was telling everyone that he was going to kick Ray's ass after school. I figured that I better make sure that Ray didn't get himself hurt too badly or else my father would give me a lot of grief because of it.I. Today was the day. I had rehearsed itdozens of times. None of them were right. It didn't matter. I couldn'twait any longer. I walked into the house. Helen was in the kitchen. "Weneed to talk." So much for rehearsal."We need to talk?" She looked surprised. "About what?" About me." You?" Yes." I know you've been working really hard lately. Do you want to take avacation? We could visit the kids. Or just go somewhere and relax. Idon't care." No. Me as in us." What?" Her eyes went wide. "You're.