Um ... a little off,” she explained awkwardly.“I’m okay, honey,” Caleb assured her, smiling gently and reaching for her hand. He pulled her cl...se.“I did promise to get through the upgrade,” he reminded her. “You know I always keep my promises. If I seem a little off,” he shrugged, and said, “I’ve just been intimately introduced to every cell in my body, and their function. It does change a person’s perspective, but it doesn’t change my commitment, or my goals.” Caleb kissed her, deeply and with. Alan seemed distant, and Marissa felt like she had unconsciously put up a wall between them, too. They walked around for a little while, but didn't even hold hands.He excused himself to head back to the conference seminars. Marissa checked her watch and then went off to take care of some business.She was pacing nervously when Alan returned to their room. What she had done that afternoon would either make him very, very happy, or it would make him very, very angry.When he came through the door,. So how had I seen that light? Had I left a light on in the house and then before I got here, the power had gone off? That explanation would work. I didn't believe in ghostly lights that lead stragglers in the storm to their dooms.There was a flight of stairs heading up to the four bedrooms and two bathrooms on the second floor. I headed up to go to the bedrooms remembering a blanket that had been left in one of the smaller rooms. I had to stand on tiptoe to reach the top shelf and the blanket. It was so long . . . Dad smiled brightly and then, in one motion, plunged into the pool with a tiny splash. He too dunked his head. "Nice huh?" he asked, chuckling. "Perfect thing for an after-hike cool down!" Yeah, that's for sure." Hey, over here there is a little ledge where we can sit down under the water," Dad said, indicating a spot against the rock wall next to the spot where the water trickled down. He sat there and watched as I stepped towards him. I sat down onto the ledge a few.