’ Both lifted the chest and negotiated the corner before disappearing upstairs. ‘What’s going on?’ asked Joe, even more perplexed. ‘Is that ...arol’s brother?’ ‘Uhn-hunh.’ They heard the muted roll of drums. ‘Bring the bass,’ she said with a smile and stopped at a door just inside the house from the mudroom. Opening it revealed another set of stairs that headed down. ‘Come on.’ These steps squealed a bit being much less well constructed than the other steps in the house, slats on a wooden base.. "I hear there's a storm coming. Are you on dial-up or on a cordless laptop?" I'm on dial up." Let me know if you have to go." I will. Thank you, Sir."What the hell was I thinking?"Thank you for your homework. I particularly liked your journal today." Why?" Elaine asked without thinking. "I mean, if it's okay to ask." Sure. It was incisive and thoughtful. I enjoy reading your thoughts." A moment later he typed, "Hey, it's me you're talking to." I... I'm sorry. It's been a weird day." Why don't. “You sitting on my hand,” he said.“Oh, I did?”, I asked. Though I was dying to ask him, I controlled my emotions and hormones for a while.“It’s okay. But, I did see a change in your expression acknowledging the position of my hand. It wasn’t intentional is what I want to say.”“That’s okay” I replied.I didn’t bring that conversation again and he too, unfortunately. We let the moment pass. I was disappointed with the fact that he didn’t bring it again.We were talking about my boyfriend coming to. I only hoped that I would be able to find my target, before it got to me. That is when I noticed that I had a tail, a few feet behind me.Of course, Violet followed me the whole way, a few paces behind me, like a puppy following me home. It would be cute, if it were not distracting me from looking for my target. I would stop and turn to look behind me, and of course, she would try to hide. However, she was not very good at it - I would see a breast sticking out, or the top of her head. I made it.