Because once you go off to school, I won't be able to bake you cookies or anything. I just wanna be a part of my daughter's last party. Please," she b...gged."Sure," Amber smiled.Tanya and Iara nodded, but they were pissed. No more real fun. Here comes mom the party pooper. ..........Hours later..........The party went well, not as Tanya and Iara preferred it, but they all enjoyed her mom's company. They polished each other toes, got facials, talked about boys, ate junk food, watched scary movies. But all too soon I could not keep my eyes open and so I wrapped myself around his tail and he covered me with his wing and I fell fast asleep.DelinsilversworthI wrapped myself around her not even wanting to breathe for fear it would wake her. I realized that I had forgotten to ask how long she would sleep. Then I remembered that she said something about when the sun came up. My people and I didn't need as much sleep but that was fine. As she slept, I watched her face; at times, there was an. " She turned her attention to the dog. "Nimmy, stay with the gentleman. Sit, there."The dog sat, looking up at me. I held my hand in front of her and she sniffed me delicately, licked me once and twitched her ears. He owner turned and went into the café. I sat, broke off a piece of sausage and offered it to the dog, which just looked at me patiently and didn't touch it. Her owner returned and I told her about it. She smiled."She's trained to only eat when given permission by me. Offer it. ’ ‘And you think I’m just as taken by him?’ ‘Please. I’ve known you your whole life. I know when you’ve got it for someone, and right now, I know who you have it for. I also promised you that he’d be worth it. But I think you’ve come to that conclusion yourself.’ Samantha sighed. She had had a great time that night, once Archie let his metaphorical hair down. And she wasn’t lying: she really was looking forward to seeing him again. One small detail lingered at the back of her mind. ‘Aunt.