She wrapped her arms around his chest and fit herself against his back. Her hips moved as his hips. She closed her eyes leaned her cheek against the b...ck of his neck."It's Gwendolyn," I saw her mouth soundlessly. I grinned and met Matthew's sweating gaze."Gigi, it's time to pay back Sara," He beamed and I lit up. I was hoping I'd get a turn. I hurried up onto the foot of the bed and walked my butt towards Gigi's face. I saw the look on her face. Nostalgic and partially disappointed. I was. There, it was hot. Blossom was burning his old bed and had cleaned up his clothes.Later, Guardian led him to the closest of the grain plants. All the grain from those plants had been gathered, or -- as Guardian said -- harvested. They cut enough of those stems for another bed. Blossom and Guardian had each had a bed until he came along, but they only had two furs for covering. Now, they shared one while he had the other. Now, he took their old bed, and Guardian and Blossom shared the fresh. What she didn’t do was say that she loved me. Rachel’s story: Monday afternoon I was sitting on my bed when Jennifer burst in. ‘Rachel, Mark just told me that he loves me!’ ‘What? When did this happen?’ ‘It was at breakfast, after I told him that my mom wants him to meet the family, and he said something like he wanted my family to like him, but that I was the one he loves. I mean, I was just so stunned.’ ‘Is that too much for you, too fast?’ ‘No. Maybe, I don’t know.’ ‘Were you happy that he. "Faith finally looked up to meet Buffy's eyes, which were welling up with tears."Buffy?" Faith asked, suddenly scared."Faith... I... I can't do this..." Buffy said softly as she turned and started to run away, leaving Faith standing on the shore, all alone. And no violins played, signifying Faith's loss and the despair in her heart. And no rain came, making the world feel as miserable as she did. And no clouds came, darkening the world to fit Faith's mood.The air was filled with the sounds of.