**** Amber went back to the suite and had a long heart to heart with her mom. Sheela told her everything, about the fact that she had an abortion when...she was a bit younger than Amber was and her fears for her and her siblings. She even told her about the discussion her and her grandmother had earlier that day. The talk really helped Amber get to know her mother better. They even made plans for her mom to meet Danny and his family. **** ‘So, she wants to have dinner when we get to France with. We all know that about half of marriages end in divorce, but not a single one of us ever thinks it will happen to us, which is why it felt all the more unreal and heartbreaking when I was served divorce papers by my husband. Of course, I never thought I would have an affair either. It was just a long fling I ended months ago. I was so careful! Did he find out? How did he find out? Everything is going through lawyers now. It was like I was living word for word the "18 things no one tells you. .. oh yeah, touch me just... like that..."The silky whispers floated on the early morning breeze an hour before dawn. It had been two days since Anna's shaky recovery from the water-snake's venom, and Jaide had spent most of her time caring for her weakened friend and lover.The pair of travelers had spent considerably less time walking as a result of the ordeal, and in the additional time they had spent resting their affections for each other had grown. The night had passed uneventfully in the. "This is going to be a harder job than I thought." Anthony quickly made for the bathroom where he changed into swim shorts himself. He picked up his charge and jogged outside where he jumped into the swimming pool with her in his arms. Her squeals of joy and laughter echoed off the walls. They splashed about and played catch across the pool with a big inflatable ball. Soon she lost her enthusiasm. Anthony sprayed her with some sun screen and left her to doze in the sun while he jogged back to.