" He turned the notebook to another page and I saw a more detailed drawing, almost construction plans. I could see how the branches were used to suppo...t the weight and how the entire structure was anchored to the trunk itself.I looked more closely. There was a small door and two windows on opposite sides. It had a sloped shed roof and a small overhang which would allow the water to drain away while still permitting cross ventilation. I looked back up at Erik. "Do you really think we could build. While we talked, she took off her tan raincoat and the cap and pitched them into the back seat. Even in a bulky sweater and jeans, you could tell she had the type of slender figure most men like and every woman seems to want. So I said coffee sounded good to me and crawled into the passenger seat of her old Plymouth.God, but that was great coffee. Black with a little sugar and still nice and hot. We talked about the weather, and school, and then the forest around us. She said, a bit shyly at. Zoe kissed him on the cheek, whispering, "You can do this. I am not afraid of you, I trust you with my life." before sitting back, getting comfortable on the couch.James tried to relax, to let his senses center on Zoe. He could feel her excitement, her expectations. He concentrated on her, his senses narrowing, he could feel her, feel a buzz, as if she were a live wire. He closed his eyes, concentrating on that feeling, exploring it, looking for a way past, through it. He was about to back out,. "Fifty royals was all I had left and he tossed the ownership papers into the pot, "fine I raise fifty royals."I guess the others thought he was trying to buy the pot and added their money. I sighed and pushed mine in. They went around the table displaying a pair or three of a kind but the asshole grinned as he displayed a full house, "I think this takes it."I snorted as I turned my hand over, "not today."He gasped as the others chuckled and then he glared, "you cheated."Everyone went silent as.