You guys do more together than most couples.”“It’s complicated, but it’s true. She knows I asked you out.”“And that girl you were seeing o...f-campus?”“We broke up.”“Really? During break?”“Yes. We hit a couple of rocky patches and one of them we just couldn’t get past. She told me she needed her space.”“Oh man, that’s the kiss of death.”“I know.”“Her loss is my gain!”“You’re that sure of yourself?” I grinned.“Who just sat down across from you in the booth at this excellent burger joint?”“You. “Okay, well have fun. Amanda I want you home by eleven, got it?”“Yeah I’ll probably be home before then.”Bridget walked out of the room and down the hall. Zack heard a door close and he let out the breath that he had been holding. “First you and then Kylie.”“Yeah yeah, she’s gone now so lets go before she come back.” Zack retrieved his shirt and followed the three girls out of the house. They walked down the path and got into the car. Kylie started it and pulled out onto the road.“Shit, we need. ” Luke searched up and down the wagon train in vain – there was no sign of Emma. As darkness fell, a sense of worry fell over the encampment and all the men discussed how to go out searching for her. Hoping that she would be able to take care of herself overnight, and knowing that Emma surely had some supplies in her horse’s saddlebags, they agreed that it would be useless to search in the dark. It was decided that a lone rider would head out in the morning; Luke volunteered. Emma’s uncle had. So, young lady, the nurse will show youinto the changing room.?He leaves and Mommy and Daddy come with me, and I remove all my clothes,put on the hospital gown, and lie down on the gurney. After a fewmoments, a nurse comes in, and she attaches an IV to my arm. She?sfollowed by a man who says he?s the anesthesiologist and he puts a maskover my mouth and nose and says to just breathe deeply as he and thenurse and Mommy and Daddy accompany me down the hall, each holding ontoone of my hands, as we.