"This is to say I appreciate how good you were today. You really showed the other girls how strong a woman you are. No-one before has ever taken "The ...lephant Man" fully the first time like you did. I heard them talking and they're scared of how you could affect their status as the top 4 in our group. Even with Anecita whose number 1 it's still an effort to take Baz's cock. You did it first up and you lasted 3 hours with 8 of them. Perhaps I was wrong to select a small town country girl when. ”“Oh, I know. And you ‘make love’ with all of them, too.” She giggled.“And you know that’s OK to talk about with any of us here in the Circle, but you shouldn’t talk to your teachers, friends, or others about how we live.”“Oh, I know. I’m not dumb.” After a few seconds, “I’m actually pretty smart. You see my report cards.”As they walked between two of the homes, Rose took off and dove into the pool. Dave could recall back a few years when Holly had taught Rose how to swim and then dive. Now,. “Eddie wants me in the band again,” he told her.“How is that going to work?”“I think his regrouping is regressing.”“Which means?”“We didn’t go out in the world for months. Just rehearsed. A lot.”“So he wants to start over.”“Yeah. At least that’s what it seems.”“Is that why he came here?”“One of the reasons,” he said. “Shawna sort of sent him here. And he wants to fire Joanne.”“Hiring that boy?”“Trevor? Yeah.”“Pretty extreme. And weird. I imagine for you especially.”“Yeah. But in a way it’s what. They then walked a slight distance away to give Sarah a few final moments to say goodbye.Tears were running down Sarah's face in a steady stream as Dave hugged her tightly. He whispered, "I love you and I will miss you very much. I will e-mail you the first chance I get but it might be a week or so - we don't have a computer at the campground."Sarah stared up at Dave, "I don't know if I can do this. I need you, you can't leave."Dave squeezed her a little tighter and replied, "I know; it will be.