Maureen’s mom had suffered through her own tribulations over the years helping her daughter struggle with her injuries. Andrea stood beside the now ...ale and healthy young woman she had helped make whole, it hadn’t been easy. Even after twenty years the awful sight of her precious baby lodged beneath that fearsome branch horrified her, it was a nightmare from which she was never quite able to escape. She remembered those first seconds of desperation, trying to dislodge the limb from her. Did you want to change? Did you want to ... be more than a ... friend with ... what's the expression? Oh, yes. Benefits." Well, no, actually. You know I think you're beautiful. And sexy. I hate to think of a life in which you weren't my friend. With or without benefits. But I don't think I'm in love with you." And I'm not in love with you, CC. They say you never forget your first, so you'll always be special and I hope we'll always be friends." She manoeuvred until she was upright and riding. We all preferred to hop when we needed to travel any significant distance. The thing that stopped us from hopping to Barcelona, which was the city where we would board the cruise ship, was I needed to be familiar with my destination in order to arrive at the right place. I can do a lateral hop to an unknown destination; but that’s not recommended. The D-Hopper can lose their sense of orientation, which makes hopping dangerous. It’s a situation that’s easily corrected, but unpleasant to endure.. I’ll see you around soon.” Reuben said winking back. Reuben and John shake hands as Tina leads the way to the front door. Reuben turns back to JC and Mike as they are getting ready to leave and gives JC a big embrace and a full French kiss. “Baby, see you soon.” Reuben whispers to her. Mike is watching this and thinks something is really going on with these two. “Mike, my man, thanks for coming over. You two are always welcome here and I hope we can get together again soon.” Reuben says..