Of course, what drew me to her was her smile, but for some reason, I wanted to touch her soft cheeks as I kissed her pouty pink lips. Just looking at ...er turned me on. I sat in the middle of the classroom when that school year started. She sat to the back. As I got more familiar with the class and surroundings, I found my place in the class.The second week of school was Open House. I didn't go. Only parents could. So, naturally, I handed my class schedule to my dad and he went. After he came. His cause was just, Amanda was my friend; I should have followed.I have only Anarion's words to base the following events on, and he is notoriously closed mouthed. No doubt there was somewhat more to what I will now tell you, but only Anarion and the gods know the truth of the matter.Korothan had obviously been busy in the intervening years, for he had recruited a veritable army of ne'er-do-wells who had undergone the same ritual he had, ingesting Seregil's blood or whatever it was. There were. I said, "Why don't you go out and walk some. You can talk while you get a little exercise."Lisa said, "That's what you call it." She laughed happily.Frank grabbed Pam's hand. "Come on, girl. They will tease us until we are out of earshot." They left.Lisa said, "Speaking of scheming and plotting, we need to talk to our other bridesmaid and groomsman pair. I need to get Irene on board. She and Pam will need dresses and we will have to handle renting tuxedos for the guys."They were gone for almost. "She looked at me even more startled insofar as that was at all possible.Now I had to tell the story."Let me summarize that one more time: My son went shopping, with aninfant and a small child?"I nodded."Cooked for the first time, and let that small child wield a knife?"I nodded once more."And everyone is still alive, and it tasted good."Once again that shaking of the head. Now I really ought to have added,that I did the whole thing in a skirt, and she would have collapsed intounconsciousness..