Jackie’s face was right next to Chuck’s as they peered out the window. She felt his warmth, and took the opportunity to press her left breast firm...y into his right shoulder. Chuck didn’t move or speak. From somewhere else in the house, someone yelled, “The lights are out all over the neighborhood!” Jackie could see that in fact the power was out throughout the block, including the streetlights. But what she noticed even morewas that Chuck was rubbing his shoulder back and forth against her. We had a pleasant lunch with higher spirits than I was used to. Lana and Beck seemed to be going out of their way to make Zoe feel at home. She was pleasant, but subdued, trying to get a feel for how we got along.I laid a hand on hers and she looked over at me. “It’s fine. They’re excited to see me happy. That’s been a long time coming.”“You’ll have to tell me in more detail sometime.”“We were complete bitches to him,” Lana supplied instead. “We made him miserable the last two months. We did. She wore a dark blue riding costume piped in sky blue with pewter buttons. It likely cost more than my family’s 100-acre farm was worth.“Let’s go,” she said, donning a small hat with a loose veil.I linked hands and she took my help, stepped up and got her legs into her awkward side-saddle. I got on my old hack and off we went, her big roan in the lead.For some reason the British and their allies had put roadblocks on most of the roads north so, after avoiding one, we were stopped about two or. ”“I will.”When we arrived at my house, I found what I expected. Two letters. I wanted some privacy to read them. I went to find Dad and told him about the letters. I told him I wanted to read them in my room with Jennifer, Melanie, and Stephanie there. I needed the privacy and if he could suggest somewhere else, I’d be happy to do that. He offered his office and I accepted his offer.Jennifer went to get Stephanie and they came back a minute later. Stephanie shut the door. We all sat on the.