"Cal lifted their joined hands again and looked at them. "You're not the same person as two years ago, Darlene. Not at all." Do you like the new me an... better?" she asked.Her fishing for approval was not even subtle. It had a note of desperation in it. He was not sure if he could speak right then, so he pulled her hand to him and kissed it, then smiled warmly at her.As they were checking into the hotel, the same one where the team was staying, Darlene said to Cal "Make sure to get a room with. " Sheflashed her dimples for me. "Do weird stuff, see more of the world thanI had..." I shrugged. "I don't really have a destination in mind, Iguess," going back to the journey metaphor thing, "so I guess I'm justtouring." I shrugged, and she shrugged back at me, then went back toher hair. So I went back to mine. "So does George have the hots for me or am I imagining things?" sheasked. "I dunno... I would have said you were imagining things, but theway he's been paying attention. Opening his mouth, he took her full lower lip in and nibbled on it, just a bit. For a moment, the only sound was the soft sigh of their breathing. “That’s enough maudlin business,” Margot declared. How would you like to see the rest of the place?” “Yes,” Dan said. He swallowed. “I’d really like that.” “Over here, you’ve obviously seen the bar. And just past the bar is the balcony. It only overlooks the inner courtyard, nothing special. It’s a nice place to sit in the morning, though, and enjoy. "Just take a breather baby youll live." I slowly got up and got dressed and helped her get dressed. I carried her on my back to our dorm room. I felt like fucking shit probably hungover. "Here lay down. Let me get you some water." I grabbed her some water and held her head up. She closed her eyes and was out like a light. I plopped down on my bed and stared up into the blackness and sighed. I felt my phone buzz and I looked down. "Hey man its peyton thanks for coming. I hope you had a blast.