Alex picked her up again and they carried on. As they came close to Martine's house, Martine opened her garden gate and walked towards them looking an...uished, until she saw both of them smiling and giggling."Look at the state of you two. You are not getting in to my house with those muddy clothes,"Martine told them.On the way back to the house Julie told Martine all that had happened. As Alex carried Julie downthe garden path, Martine was ready with her hose to wash the mud off of them both.. His raid on your house was his excuse to get his hands on your files. Along with several of his men, he is some kind of an enforcer for the Church. They want the mother bad. Her brother is pushing it from the compound in Maryland, where the girl is right now. She has been married and has a kid with one of the leaders there. I know she is only fifteen, but that's their way and God help anyone who tries to do anything about it. I shouldn't be here, but I wanted you to know. It's time he was put. REFLECTIONS — LINAI guess I shouldn't have had the second drink — they were stronger than I expected. When Jack tried to kiss my cheek that second time in front of my room and our lips seemed to get stuck... well, it was kind of dreamy and it seemed like a real kiss. I felt my lips getting soft; I felt like I was floating.I felt comfortable with Jack. That is, I had no qualms about driving to his parents' ranch with him. The people at the restaurant seemed to know him quite well and to like. . Last Thursday? What happened?”“Yeah, right. Funny you’re not. Do you remember why I needed to stop? Yeah, I figured. Boys don’t have to think about that stuff. I needed to get some feminine hygiene products—menstrual pads—because my period was about to start and I’m very regular. The Shot affects girls’ periods but I’m not on it. It was a good thing I did get the pads because my period began on Friday and I wouldn’t have been able to get any Thursday after school.“I’ve been using the pads all.