“I thought you were crazy too, but that worked like a charm. How did you know?”Alyssa snuggled into John’s arms, a look of contentment on her fa...e. “I hear all of you, all the time. Tashana’s been getting so much stronger and she loves being here with us. She was starting to really put her past behind her, which is why I got so mad when the Kirrix gave her flashbacks.”“Making Tashana a collar was an inspired move,” Rachel said, stroking John’s arm. “What made you think of giving that to. She turned to me with a glare, to find me on one knee, with a sapphire engagement ring in hand, "Josephine Renee McCoy, will you make my Christmas wish come true and be my wife?" Never had I seen a facial expression go from pure evil to elation in a flash, but I saw it that day."I suppose I ought to tell you that I am seeing a really terrific guy right now."My heart sunk. Looking around at everyone, only my mom seemed as taken aback as I was. How could she have led me on all this time? I could. ‘‘I have a couple men working exclusively on the Texas groups, little or nothing is going with them other than normal replies to transmissions,’’ Robert replied.‘‘I think that will pickup in a few days,’’ I said.The weekend was a blur just like July - August and now most of September was in the history books.Monday all of us were headed to the White House for the requested meeting. We met Curtis Warren and two of his lawyers there. I requested Curtis be there at the suggestions of General. He wanted so badly to save her from him, and the one night he tried he was beaten by three of his bodyguards. She had witnessed the beating and this scared her even more of her soon to be husband. Yet she cared for this man who tried to help her. She hoped in her heart she would meet him again some day and have a chance to thank him for trying. She got out of the water, and walked right up to him and kissed him on the cheek and without another word walked to her car. She wrote a note with her.