"Why's it moving like this?" she asked me. "It's a waterbed." "Oh yeah, I heard about them. Didn't think they made them any more,." she said, ...lurring the words. "They do. A woman I know broke her hip going off a motorcycle and got one because it was more comfortable when she was getting better. And when I was looking for a bed for this place, I found that it was about as cheap as a regular one, and more comfortable." "It feels really good..." "Only thing wrong with it is. Michelle hated every thing feminine she waited for the day when she could leave her family and especially grand mother who was bound and determined that Michelle would act and dress like a lady. Michelle had to wait until the spring when she would be old enough to move out on her own but that couldn't come soon enough. Michelle had a male friend his name was Terry he was a short skinny male about one hundred twenty five pounds dripping wet. Terry owned and operated an auto salvage yard it was. "Well that was....different."she said with a shy smile."You didn't have...that was-fuck Jahel."he sighed laying back pulling her on his chest."What about you?" Shhh don't worry you'll take care of me later.Sleep now."They cuddled close together and fell into a deep sleep relaxed in one anothers arms.The next morning they awoke at the first light and dressed in their armor along with the others.They didn't know what was going to happen within the walls of Ysgrammor's tomb but they knew they had. And then there is Jim – the step dad. He adds nothing to the mix and Sam doesn't think her Mom even loves him, "Not once did Mom say she mas madly in love with Jim. It was always that he would be a good provider." Not only would he add nothing, he could easily become the biggest liability if he knew what was going on. My original intent was to just keep Jim out of the loop like we have been doing this whole time, but Sam and Jerry wanted him gone completely.Sam even had it all planned out how.