’ He said as we walked over towards the couch and watched her scoot back. ‘Thank you for the towel, though with no power I’m going to be with o...t clothes for awhile, I’ll just let them…’ Before he could finish saying what he had to say she blurted out. ‘You can stay here for the night!’ She blushed even harder when she realized what she just said. Michael just smiled and as he sat down on the couch. The shadows from the candle light danced across his chest, she found her eyes once again. Zaria returns to the kitchen while sounds of commercials pervade the air. She prepares their plates before joining him for dinner in the great room. After dinner, she quickly dispatches the dishes and returns to her father just as the sun is hanging low. They head out to the lake shore to watch the sunset. Zaria holds Ray’s hand along the walk and playfully teases him. And when the last rays of light reflect off the waves and fall upon them, Zaria notices an early evening star.“Star light, star. I got up and walked toward the house where Mary was standing outside talking to a couple of her friends. A car pulled up near the house and two guys got out. ‘Is this an Amish wedding?’ one guy yelled out. I heard Mary say, ‘Please leave, this is a private wedding’. ‘Hey Sweetheart,’ said one of the men. ‘We like to party. Why don’t you come over her and party with us? Let’s see what you have on under that dress.’ These men were drunker than I was and Mary turned to walk away. I was surprised. Jo was a forty-year-old mother of three rambunctious boys, one of whom had a disability. She had been working in the program for as long as her sons had been enrolled, aiming to return and get a Masters in teaching eventually. Lauren considered her role with her new co-worker carefully. And as it turned out, fortunately for Lauren, Jo was a lot more vocal than she was. ‘So how are we going to do the math intervention class with you at the other campus?’ ‘The book is self-explanatory, the kids.