That served to do nothingbut make her mad. What could her mother be thinking? This wasBen, she and Ben had been friends for years.That was back when...you were someone else, not her little girl andcertainly not a potential date for your childhood chum. Everythinghas changed now."So Ben asked you to go to the prom?" Cindy asked, not looking ather daughter, but rather at Ben, as she probed for the truth. "Well, not really," Kim admitted. She went that extra mile bysmiling what felt like to be a. The thing is (and it so rarely happens these days), he gave me the look as well! And as I looked in my wing mirror as we passed each other, I saw him stop in his tracks and turn round to look back at me – or was it the car he was looking at? The new number-plates gave it away, of course.I should have just carried on and I don’t know why but I just stopped the car in the middle of the road with my foot on the brake. It’s really quiet down my road usually anyway, and I watched in my mirror to. Aunt Valerie is the lead, she kept you out ofthe loop because of the twins' schoolwork. And Granny Martha is keepingan eye on what is happening legally and is ready to talk with the judgesout in California if need be."Alison had to explain to Anita, "Katie is a lawyer and I'm apsychiatrist, like Gina Allen. She is whom I would have referred you toif you weren't already in her care. You might be the first who hasn'thad me give an initial exam to, but then again you are staying with thegirls so. They approached slowly, almost as if they were tired. Finally when they were only a few yards from the gate, I could make out their plaids. My heart stopped, and my breath caught in my throat. Frasers? I moved away quickly from the window, and began to pace the room. Was Cien in the group? Had he come to save me or condemn me? I fidgeted, wringing my hands together. Unable to help myself, I went back to the small window and peered out, watching for Cien. They were through the gate now and.