Tonight would be the night that got her back into the goodgraces of the Witches Council.@ @ @ @Jessica hadn't brought any night clothes and nothing of...Tabitha's wouldfit her voluminous figure, so she slept in the nude. Around midnight,the weather turned and the sky filled with black, ominous thunder clouds.The wind howled, the windows rattled as loud thunder claps shook thehouse.Jessica was in that nether world between sleep and wakefulness when shefelt the bed creak. In her dreamy state, she. It was the first time I had received one from Taylah, and I was worried about what it would be. It was her last week of freedom as a single woman; next Saturday, we would be married. My wedding gift to her was a hall pass to cut loose and go wild on her hen night out with her girls before she became my wife.Under normal circumstances, I wouldn't worry about receiving a picture text message from her as Taylah is very conservative and quiet. To the point, my crazy and slutty little sister Carla. “Hi, Steve!” she said.“Kent, Jennie; please meet Jessica and Kara. Girls, please meet Kent and Jennie Sanders, who is Elyse’s aunt, and their two kids Colin and Chelsea.”We spoke with them for a few minutes and then continued on circulating around the room. With the exception of my Swedish friends who simply could not come to Chicago, and Red and Stephie, who, in the end didn’t come because of her chemo, all of my friends were here. My only regret was that I didn’t have enough time to talk to. She could call me on my cell if there were any emergency. I went into the bedroom and bathroom and packed some clothes and toiletries. I checked into the Peabody hotel. I brought a bottle of whiskey to my room and drank until I passed out. I woke up several times and each time there were tears on my face. Deep in the night there was a knock on my door. I went to the peephole and it was Carol. I opened the door and said, ‘What are you doing here?’ Carol fell to her knees and literally crept.