." Yeah, so?" Vanessa asked, sounding defensive now. "I haven't got anything to lose, have I? It's not like I'm leaving anything behind! Everything's ...ll ahead of me, now!" That's exactly the point," Tanya said. "Training to become a Phoenix doesn't involve leaving anyone behind. In fact, you should look forward to reconciling with anyone who can upset you enough to affect your training." What do you mean?" Vanessa asked. "There isn't anyone I need to reconcile ... Oh." Vanessa frowned as she. I felt a bit apprehensive as we stepped out the door to go to the car.While I'd become completely comfortable around everyone at Summer Camp,this would be the first time out in public around people I'd known mostof my life. But I soon began to relax as we headed for the store.On the way she said, "I just want to warn you that we may run intosomebody you know from school. I'm handling her mother's divorce, andthey're doing a bit of Shopping therapy today." Who is it Momma?" I asked."Do you know. How about if tonight, we just sleep together. Period. I would love to feel you against me, but not if it frightens you. Would you like that?" You would do that, wouldn't you? Oh, Greg, I feel so ashamed for all the times I doubted you and tested you." Well, I was pretty hard-assed and testy with you, so it's not all your fault. Let's go to bed, shall we?" They each dried themselves off. He did not want to push any kind of contact. As they walked toward the darkened house, he asked her, "Where. The second time Mr Harris walked past and asked the question Jocelyn and Lori had took it that bit further and started to snigger behind their hands at me. Yet another huff of hot air went ignored. Slowly and surely my patience was wearing thin. My aims where getting more and more precise and my hits where getting more and more powerful. By the third time of Mr Harris asking the question and Jocelyn's sickly sweet reply irked me more than it should have. I straightened up, threw the ball and.