"I know that guy," he said to us in a hush voice."Garrett, you can't hide your tall ass," Corey laughed.The guy walked our direction with Garrett turn...d around but looking down."Garrett, it is great to see you here," he said."Yeah Jordan," Garrett said. The moment was awkward to say the least."Hey when the music starts, do you care to dance unless you're here with aboyfriend?" he said."Ummm... I might," Garrett said."I'll be looking for ya," he said and walked away."Shit," Garrett mumbled under. He had taken to carrying the knife in addition to the rifle. Max had switched the rifle to him in return for the shotgun. When the plate was empty, he got up and walked forward."You can leave the plate here for now," he said. "Get it later." He bent down and examined Jim's bonds, grunted with satisfaction. "You and I are going into the bedroom for a little while right now. It's fun-and-games time."Julie glanced involuntarily at Jim. His eyes were dead. They gave her the creeps. She had never. He had said ‘she’ after all, hadn’t he. Diego regained his composure just in time to lose it again as the captain came into view. His hastily clamped jaw unraveled again and his tongue very nearly made it to the deck. She was gorgeous, light brown hair cut to her shoulder was held up in a tight bun giving her a very business-like appearance. A smattering of freckles across her soft and round cheeks maintained a bit of girlish quality and the thin glasses perched on the edge of her nose tied her. " It dawns on mehow much I like being Emma. The tears have dried up."Did you ever want to be a girl back when you were Mark?" Miriam'squestion blindsides me."No." My mind is blank. "I mean... I think most teenage boys wonder whatit's like. Especially if you're shy, I think you can be envious of girlshaving guys ask them out and not having to do the asking." I'm rambling,but suddenly something hits me. "I think, after my mum and dad died -Mark's mum and dad," I clarify, "I think I envied the way.