Almost like a dream, that day. We've never even talked about, her and me." But you're not sweet on her or anything?"Seth looked puzzled but just shook...his head. "Uh uh," he said as his brother waited. "Not me." He snorted and smiled."Reason I asked," Robert said, standing and clearing his throat, "is, well, I think I'm in love with her." He tossed the piece of straw away and stared down at his lanky brother.Seth almost kicked over the pail of milk as he jumped to his feet."Now don't get so. Amanda mentioned she'd gone through a similar experience many years ago, and since then and starting to come to these gatherings, she's never looked back and shared many a beautiful moment meeting new people.Julie was called away by someone across the other side of the pool, as she left Lacey in Amanda's safe hands. This time, Lacey felt a little more at ease about being left with Amanda for company.Amanda stepped to the side of Lacey, before her hand worked it's way down from Lacey's shoulder. His weapons sheathed but not left behind, he turned his kailla towards one gate in particular, the breeze rustling the net of colored chains that hung before his face in protection from the fur-rimmed helmet that adorned his head. “Fools … the lot of them,” he thought as he was the only Kataii that approached the city, the wagons left behind and no outriders accompanied him on this trip. He was simply there because it pleased him to do so. His shield held loosely in his grip mostly out of. I could never let another soul see me naked; the humiliation would be too much to bear.It was Friday morning and as I approached the supermarket I saw the big motorhome. I knew that through the tinted windows the three of them would be watching me. They would follow me into the supermarket and do some shopping. I was sure that they did this just to track me round the shop, not really wanting the items they were putting into the trolley. I walked around the isles collecting the food that I would.