She was ethereal, surrounded by a visible aura, her too bright orange dress showing no signs of the muddy riverbank and her tiny bare feet cleaner tha... if she had just washed them, gave you the impression she wasn't all in this world. Probably because she wasn't."Hello, Briar," I greeted her, "How is everything in Heaven?" As usual, Gareth," She replied, smiling, "None of your business."While I laughed, it occurred to me that this was the first time in a long time that I had found something. Greg, the new Mustang is in the garage. I'm sure Danny wants you to see it," she said before turning back to me."You're an idiot," I spat. I had never spoken to her that way and it clearly hurt her. "Selena, I love you more than anything on the planet. There is no way I would ever..." At moments like that words weren't enough. I pulled her into my arms and kissed her. I wrapped my arms around her minuscule waist and pulled us even closer together. She melted against me molding her body to my. ” My dad just laughed and told me not to do anything stupid. So if my parents were no longer liking the arrangement, why would they wait for nearly a year before saying something? If that wasn’t the reason for the talk then what could it be? I guess there was only one way to find out and that was get out of my room and eat my warm dinner while they talked. ******************** I sat down for my dinner, which was meatballs so I turned it into a sub with rice as my side, and waited for my parents. I flipped on the wipers. It was a lovely autumn day, the sky was a bright blue with whisks of white clouds. I was driving to Mr. Ettington's estate on request. It had been several weeks since the birthing of his half-breed and he wanted to thank me in person. I drove through the gates leading to his home. Mr. Ettington had considerable wealth and his property displayed that. I was greeted by staff that suggested I walk out to the large building with red doors, as I would find Mr. Ettington.