A kind of friend that you could trust with your own life. He missed them both but often got to get a peak at them. He'd watched Courtney at school, wh...n she slept and when she talked out loud as if she knew he was present.Jeff had done well in school despite his best friends death. Jeff's short black curly hair and dark deep blue eyes could make almost any girl swoon. He was charming, intelligent and very polite. Nick often wondered why Jeff never had a girlfriend. He said he was always too. When I returned I heard two people in the middle of a make-out session. Imagine my surprise when I saw Nikki in the arms of a tall man dressed in a doctor's costume. Her tiny frame nearly disappeared each time the man wrapped his arms around her. When the man turned to kiss Nikki from a different angle I saw our psychology professor. Dr. Bowers was a well-liked teacher. He worked with all his students. Now it seems he also played with them as well. Nikki's blouse was open as her teacher. Well it's good to be home! This is where westarted and this is where we end! Tonight is the last time the RockBabes play as a band so on behalf of all of us, I want to say thankyou!" Only then to the sound of the crowd cheering do I relinquish thestage centre to Susan.Even though I have told her umpteen times that joining the band gave meeverything ever wanted from life I still wonder if Beth has managed toforgive herself for talking me into joining when Amy got sick. Making itbig in the music. Immediately, she turned into the wind and hove to.“Get in the main sail and foresail! Get the t’gallants in! Larboard battery, load and run out! Quartermaster, two points to starboard!”Dido closed the gap to the damaged brigantine and then hove to, her ten nine-pounders ready to fire. In the face of this threat, somebody in the hapless brigantine lowered the Tricolore.“Mr. Muir, take longboat and cutter and take possession, if you please!”Behind them, Thisbe had collected the other brigantine.