An attendant greeted her, towel in hand, as she pulled herself out. ‘Towel?’ ‘Thank you.’ Charlotte took the offered towel and started to dry...herself. ‘When did that sign show up? I don’t remember it being here last time.’ The attendant, a perky brunette with a wide smile, wasted no time in responding. ‘They put those up last week. Some of the other patrons took it upon themselves to have sex in the spa. It, unfortunately, cascaded into the pool.’ ‘You mean they had a fuckfest?’ Charlotte. . the previous day's excitement combined with Junior's doing his Aikido kata during the night had made that she had spent more time awake than asleep.Debra had asked that she not go to school that day and, after discussing it with her and underlining that she would not, should not, be spending the rest of her life in hiding, we allowed her this extra day to come to grips with her mortality. It's a hard thing when a child first realizes that her parents can't protect her from everything...Tori. I also gave her thebox and said, "Do not open until Christmas." Then I went home and to bed.When I woke up I went to get breakfast. I saw the town clerk. The clerktold me " John Goseck left town and sold his ranch. Do you know where hewent?"I said, "No. I did buy his ranch. I have the deed here."Just then Emma and Joan came in. Emma said, "Henery. When we get wed, youwill stop eatting here all the time. After all, it won't look right for aman not to eat his wife's cooking."I did say, "You are. Nothing can harm you. Empty your mind. Let this moment of peace fill your soul. Breathe in the calm around you and let it enter into your mind. Perfect."The older man removed his hand from the young man's shoulder and gently laid his palm to Erik's forehead. He bent down and whispered into Erik's ear."Erik ... Christine. Remember, Christine."Erik's body froze and his eyelids began to twitch. Images of Christine flooded his mind. His first glimpse of her sparkling brown eyes glimpsed over.