This was Suzi’s normal seat. A corner turn from my seat. I was pushed onto the stool. Suzi dumped herself onto my lap.“I’m not taking food out w...th that orange shit everywhere.” Renée stopped the rest of my girls from finding places. “Get cleaned up first. Or starve.”“Practical girl.” Yuming nodded. She ran her fingers through her thick black hair and scowled at the fistful of orange flakes. “At least they don’t adhere like glitter.”“Um, I’ll take the left shower,” Dashawn decided, “Would you. ” He stood and raised his voice, “Woman who is unwell? Can you move by yourself?”The woman’s voice whispered, “Yes, if freed, but the Chief won’t allow me to go out.”John glared at Halvo.“No man treats an unwell woman in that way, unless he is not a proper man!” He faced to the woman and declared, “I, Shaman John of Chief Numa’s tribe, order you to go outside, woman. Chief Halvo has made himself unfit to be a man in the matter.” The woman whispered again, “I need help to move, and my daughter. He left her loins, his head now over her face. The great tongue came out from between those teeth that were capable of crushing a thigh bone and licked her face."That is your name... i-isn't it... JoJo?"Her answer was a louder purr followed by a huffing, subdued roar deep in the animal's throat. Her eyes glanced downward and she saw that the big cat was a male. With frightened eyes she looked along the length of his belly. He was big... his body was longer and probably heavier than a large. . Strangely downcast, as if seeing something she longed for. And Derek... Derek looked down at the ground, and I saw how hard it was for him to be without Arie. Sajel reached over and gave his shoulder a squeeze."And whatever decisions you two made about the accident," I said, my voice sounding loud and out-of-place, "you'd make them together."Zach and Christa nodded without looking away from each other."Well, Zach," Meredith said, picking up on my direction. "It sounds as though you'd be.