I could last out the winter in fairly good condition, and still have supplies enough to hike out, if need be.I had several thousand dollars worth of g...ld on hand, at least, probably more. That would be more than enough to set me up in a comfortable home, somewhere down in 'the states'. There was no way I was going to settle in Alaska, if it came to that. Perhaps I would set up in New York City, or Boston. I knew enough history to know what investments would make money. I would not have to. But it all seemed so far-fetched; the thought that she would be anything more than a friend, someone to share some chat, a pizza and a movie. Still, as I glanced over and saw her comfortable pose on my sofa and her smiling face in the half-light, it was hard not to imagine slipping that sweater over her head.As the credits rolled up the screen we mutually stretched from our relaxed positions and took our glasses into the kitchen. “Are you sure it’s okay to stay over?” Kristen asked sleepily. “I. Danger? What was going on? I was ... at work ... and then? Nothing. I couldn’t remember. I knew that I was upset at work. Oh, yeah! The plant was moving. I remembered that now. That must be why I was upset. We were getting everything shut down to go to ... I couldn’t remember, but I knew that memory of it was somewhere.I slowly drifted back to the surface and opened my eyes. That was a choice that I immediately regretted. The bright light staring back into my eyes filled my head with. The four guys moved away and sat on the other blanket. Eddie started to talk about fishing and boating.We all chattered for an hour and then decided to go back to the boat. The girls and I put our tops on, wrapped our skirts around our waists and started to walk along the edge of the water. I held hands with Brad and we swung our arms as we stepped in and out of the incoming surf."Do you think we freaked out Erin and Frank?" I asked."I don't know, maybe. They seemed a little shocked, but not.