Ana's was a three caret yellow diamond while the rest were a 1.7 caret, and .5 caret.We walked out to the RV, and went inside to clean up. As the girl... were taking their turns for the shower, one of the cell phones the girls left on the counter rang. I walked over, looked at it for a second, and picked it up."Hello?" I said."Hi Jason, it's me Nicole," said the soft voice."Hi Nicole, how are you?" I asked."Ok, just stuck here in the hospital for observation. I was wondering if Marybeth is. Chapter 2: Rome StinksJack groaned and picked himself up off the floor. That ride had been rougher than he remembered. Annie rose too, holding her head in her hands. "Ugh," she said. "Jack?" I'm okay." He stepped over to the window, looked down. The faint nausea he felt vanished. "Annie, we're really here!" He took out his notebook and pen, pulled off the elastic that held the notebook shut, and began writing furiously: Marble columns everywhere, and they're painted! Never saw that in the. "I agree. Serah, Anet, me and Dane won't let them bully you". Zax said firmly."The bastard who took me by surprise thinks that he can take on Turan". Dugo snorted."Shut up!" Turan turned and screamed at his minion. The idiot just revealed his intentions."You want us to fight you?" Serah asked, perplexed.Turan shrugged. "I'll be nice and let all four of you fight me, if you want. Make me submit and the seats are yours, otherwise scram and save yourselves from a beating"."He can use Qi..." Anet. Ursala and Laura were next door neighbors, Jerry and Carmella lived right down the street, Dorian and Leah a block over. He was seriously considering making an offer.I felt good, no, I felt great about the situation. We'd never have the friendship we shared before the girls, but he was still my friend, and I felt like he was finally back.It was a Thursday, just another day, like any other, when my world was shaken to the core. I was at my office in the studio, going over some revisions with.