Jex looked straight into Helen's eyes and slowly shook his head. Helen paused then nodded her acquiescence. "If you are not going to stay, I guess I...should thank you properly for saving my life," she began. Helen reached out to run her hand along the hunters back. "You saved mine." Jex replied, "but perhaps we could thank each other then" Jex moved over to Helen's side of the platform and they kissed as their bodies wrapped around each other in an naked full embrace. It had been so long. " Oh ok. Well, I'm gonna head back to bed. I have an early meeting before the students come in. Goodnight." She slipped past her."Goodnight."Lying in bed she wondered about this mysterious invitation. How did they know her name? Why invite her and not Ann? Was this a joke? Was this mansion really boarded up? She had to find out.After work the following day, Elizabeth got in her car and started for Salem. She couldn't stop thinking of that strange invitation. There was something interesting and. Slowly I walk to the family room. Mom looks at me and smiles. Dexter looks at me and literally does a take. He tries to grin but the fact that his jaw is on his chest makes that very difficult. Mom tells me to get them some more beer from the fridge. I come back holding three long necks. Mom wants to chide me but my look backs her off. After passing them out, I twist off the cap and drink about half of it. I start to sit next to Mom but she shoots daggers at me and I slink to sit beside. Then take her to a jewelry store. Tell her you’d like to buy her a ring. Then you’re on your own.”“I guess I can use a ute.”“Take my Jeep.”“You’re fair dinkum, mate!”A few days later they were back from nearly two weeks of hot, dirty hard work. Richard emerged from a lengthy bout in the (sun-heated) shower to see Al talking to Janey. At breakfast he handed the Jeep’s key to Al. Al just nodded.By ten on Saturday morning the Jeep was gone. Richard spent the day weeding the vegetables.In the.