It ran for about three hundred feet before it broke into open forest. At that point we spread out with bows strung and arrows nocked, and walked caref...lly back towards the meadow and the herd.We were moving into place when the herd leader became spooked. I don’t know if he’d heard us approaching or caught our scent, but a second after he had, the big buck snorted an alarm and the herd was off.“Shit!” I exclaimed aloud when it happened.Even as I cursed, I brought my bow up and took aim. I heard. .." She was in that bikini again. If anything, it made her look hotter than being naked, and she looked pretty damned good like that. Tom opened his mouth to tell her to put on something drab that went to her ankles so he wasn't distracted, but he needed distraction -- besides, it was supper-time. Beckoning her forward, he thought a moment and directed, "AI, dinner number six."Tania held up a hand. "If I may -- AI, dinner number thirteen."Tom frowned. "There is no dinner number thirteen!" There. "Look, Ben is almost eighteen, he lives in town, goes to school with me, and plays football too. I don't think people would understand him escorting a twelve year old girl around town, and I don't think we have time to have Morgan warm up to him either. I'm delighted to spend the afternoon with Morgan, and Ben will be thrilled to have your company, Olivia."They seemed to accept that rationale, and didn't comment much more until we pulled into town.Olivia spoke, finally, as I was nearing Ben's. Facebook. Nada. Nothing on the internet was reallycatching my attention. Sulyn was eating dinner with her family. Therewas one thing I could do, though. Steven knew my apartment. He kneweverything about me. If I changed things, little by little, maybe Icould get some semblance of self back.Step one was going to be cleaning the apartment, and getting thingsorganized. I'd never been one to have a very clean house, so this wouldbe a good change. I loaded up the dishwasher and bundled up.