I'm sure the drinks she had would help but couldn't be sure. I opened the back door and went in aunt Gen's house. I went to her room where I found her...primping at her dressing table. She was still wet and naked from the shower. I made my way up behind her and looking at our reflection in her mirror I told her."It looks as if your ready for our little party already!" You betchya!" I don't think mom will go through with it" What makes you say that babe?" Well I just left her on the deck and she. Her butt, too. He had never seen a bare one move like hers. The teen found it ... fascinating.They passed other tunnels, extending off into the darkness. Tom would shine his light down them, half in fear he would actually see something. Their path seemed straight, to the point where if he knew where to start he thought he could retrace it. There would be no entrance when he reached the point at which they had entered, but at least he could get there. That eased his mind a bit."Wait."Tom. I was standing at a rack looking at tank tops. When I turned around, “She” was gone. I looked out across the store but didn’t see her anywhere. I walked around the store thinking she might have gone to try something on, but she was gone out of the store.“Meredith, come find me.” I heard again. The first thing that popped into my head was “Umm, ok. How?” But two seconds later, I heard, “Concentrate on the link and reach out through our bond like you would to reach out and shake someone’s hand.”I. ”She left and Melissa looked quizzically at me.“She has some idea to make things more difficult for Dante.”“You wouldn’t have any booze to add to this tea, would you?”“I have a fully-stocked liquor cabinet, but I wouldn’t recommend getting blotto.”“You’re just no fun,” she sighed.“Something Penny tells me all the time,” I grinned.“How are you so calm? I’m completely freaked out!”“Long, hard experience. Look, this kind of stuff happens all the time in business. And personally, too. As annoying.