”“Mmm,” she smiled and wriggled against him. “I like you too, Jake.”“What if we, uh,” he hesitated, choosing his words carefully. “Wha... if we liked each other more… openly?”“Are you asking me out, Jake?”“That depends.” She could feel him smile as he replied. “Would you say yes?”“Well, I don’t know. Where would you take me for our first date?”“I heard they have a pretty good cafeteria here on campus. There’s a Subway AND a Taco Bell!”“I gotta be honest with you,” she laughed, “I’ve had better. Study leave? Of course they wont begoing back to school until they take their GCSEs now. I feel oddlydisconnected. Their lives are continuing, but what will happen to me?Will I still be going to school as Chloe when they're all off atuniversity?It hits me that this could be the last time I get to be Emma and keepsomething of Mark alive. No doubt they will catch me, and when they dothey'll make sure Chloe takes over completely. There's only one thing forit -party!The cabin is located on a small,. When Kyra hesitated, he said, “You are not lost, or forsaken, young one. Come.” Young one? This man looked no older than thirty himself, but the way he spoke, the way he looked at her, made him seem much older. From the strength of that vala, he could be very old, even for an arohim. Taking a deep breath, she took his hand, her smaller, paler one enveloped completely by his. The world shifted, blurred, and a moment later they were standing together on a dirt street lined by ramshackle houses of. "Nevada State 17; Brigham U. 12. Three minutes left. Nevada has the ball."They watched in silence until Brigham U. recovered a fumble. Two plays later, Brigham scored, winning the game."Fantastic," they both yelled.The boys watched the highlights of that game, and then key plays from the earlier game. Depending on their own favorites, they cheered or groaned at different plays, not saying much on anything other than football, the games they were watching, and getting into a minor argument about.