"Let's take a walk," she suggested to AJ.The last rays of the sun were staining the western sky vermilion as they strolled, with no particular destina...ion in mind. They paralleled the shore of the pond, wading through foot high grass. It was quite some time before Bella's thoughts had congealed to the point that she could express them."This is a good place," she said."Yes." We could make it here." I s'pect so," he agreed."What I mean by that is that... we ... could make it here. I'm not. ?Just tie Buster up to the porch, we want to show you our project in the barn.?Great. Can’t wait to see what you are up to.? Gail replied as she tied up Buster. ?Be a good boy, we will be right back.?Terri slid open a side door. ?You guys will really like this.?They entered the barn which was very dark after being outside. Terri saw figures in the shadows. ?What’s going on?? The door closed and locked behind them.??Mom, lets go!? cried Tammy.?Toooo late little Bitch.? Crowed Amanda. ?You. A large gauntlet lands on my shoulder so hard that I take damage. The arm attached to the gauntlet is huge and solid.“David! How ya doing!” Of course I couldn’t place the voice: Ariel has never heard it before. It’s Chad, or more precisely Leif Blueshield, his paladin. David and Chad have been gaming together since well before the release of Phoenix Rising.My reaction to Chad here is complex. I’ve missed David’s friends. Chad and I became close when the city where our characters trained was. They almost look like a slimChapstick. And I guess they work a little like a Chapstick, except theyhave a little shimmery color. It's subtle and perfect for a youngerteenaged girl. I smiled, and then involuntarily thought of Bobbi. OMG, what was happening? Was I really thinking about buying my SON atinted lip balm? Based on what? Because he bought me a lipstick for mybirthday? That was silly! And yet, now I couldn't help thinking aboutit. Maybe Bobby was looking for me to reach out to.