Gail eventually opened her eyes and looked at Jaden."Wow, I wasn't expecting that. Here I was worried I was really raped last season. And now that is ...he furthest thing from my mind," she said with a weak smile."Babe, I would never have let that happen to you. You let me know what you want me to do and I'll do it. Is there something I can do to make it better?" asked Jaden with concern."Just kiss me," said Gail as she continued to smile weakly.As Jaden started to kiss Gail, Gail started to. The sheer poetry of Kat in motion on the training mats, the way she moved from attack to defense and back again with exquisite grace. So fast and smooth, excitingly dangerous. That distinctive perfume that she preferred, when he was close enough to catch a whiff. Very delicate and very alluring. Even her voice. It was surprisingly low and sultry for someone so dainty.In the morning, as he lay in bed, he wasn't sure which dreams bothered him more. He could understand the dreams about his missing. Sometimes, it's preferable to being with people who bore you or annoy you. Sometimes you just want to be alone. That's okay. Everyone needs a little space now and then.But I had been alone for a year. My solitude had progressed into abject loneliness, and it sucked. I decided to treat myself to a summer vacation. I was going alone, but, hopefully, a change of scenery would help.When the initial anger of my breakup with Karen faded, being alone was something of a relief. Don't get me. She didn’t dig up dirt or hover over me. ‘Oh, okay.’ Then her big eyes lit up, ‘So, how hot is Brandon Chase? I mean, I could stare at him all day.’ She sighed dramatically. I forced a grin. He was the last thing I wanted to talk about. ‘You are so lucky he was friends with your brother. We could totally take advantage of that.’ She giggled. I’d told her about how I knew him. Not the whole story though, just the edited part. I rolled my eyes. ‘Seriously, Nikki. I know the guy’s hot but.