Karen sat up, handed me a tissue and waited. Not one word spoken from her. Once I had calmed and the mass of images in my head had settled I finally n...ticed Karen’s hand extended towards me. Instinctively I held mine out towards hers. With speed that took my breath away she held my wrist and thrust a razor into my hand closing my fingers around it. The challenging look on her face still didn’t fade. ‘Please don’t ask me to do this.’ Her face stayed defiant when she said. ‘But Bobby, I’m not. Though watching him pick them up was always amazing – he lifted both, awkwardly, in one hand like they were nothing. +I wonder if I can get saddlebags made for Prince!_ I giggled and shrugged off a strange look from Aedan, who seemed to be acting as though the discussion the night before had never happened. I was fine to try to forget it – not that it would change what I had planned.We all put our helmets on. Leliana and I shared an anxious glance, remembering the lice debacle, but then suited. What are we going to do?”“Since we aren’t chaperoned, we should be doing it outside.” I grinned. She grinned with me. She also nodded.She grabbed a small purse and we left the apartment smiling happily. Rachel was wearing shorts, sneakers and a pull-over blouse. I was dressed similarly. I said, “Why don’t we go somewhere where we can walk. We’re dressed for that.”She nodded and we got in my truck. We went up to the square and walked around again. It was peaceful and we enjoyed our time. There. You have your plans and I have mine. Mine call for two weeks of playing golf in Hawaii. I'll have plenty of time, while I'm there, to decide what I want to be doing with the rest of my life. By the time I come back here, I'll have decided who I want to be doing it with." This didn't have to happen, Kenny. You should have listened to what we all tried to tell you." I listened. I told you all along I understood what you wanted. I tried to tell you why it wouldn't work your way. You want to.