“I have to tell someone, but-”“But who, right?. Who won’t just go to Alicia, who tells them nothing’s wrong and they should mind their own b...siness?” said Jessica.“Pretty much,” admitted Lisa, “The worst part is, I’m not even sure who to trust. Alicia taught one of my classes. She seemed perfectly normal like two days beforehand. If she was with them, then who else? Anyone I talk to might be just another trap.”“What about the Guardians?”“Be serious, Jess.”“Oh come on, why not?”“I don’t know,. No, Oak, its a figure of speech. Im talking about my roots. Someone is traipsing around them right now. Tam Lin peered through the branches. Is it Sir Guyon? Not unless hes in the mood to pick flowers. Tam Lin slid down the trunk. There was a woman in a green cloak picking the roses that grew around the base of Old Oak. She paused before plucking a pair of buds growing from one stem. Ah, he said, looks like I have some flower picking of my own to do. My lucky day. Of course, theyre all lucky. "Is that the first time you shaved it?"She tried to look thoughtful, like she couldn't remember. From the way she was blushing, I knew that it was. "No," she said, bluffing."It was the first time, and you did it for me, didn't you?"She bumped my ass again. "Did you like it?"Now she was the one teasing. I couldn't let her get by with that."I need to see it to see if you did a good job." You liked it in the dark and you'll like it in the light." Why didn't you stay on top of me last night?"I felt. The reality was far from that. Her family had the camp all set up and were sitting around a picnic table when we pulled up. They were all wearing swim suits and shirts. Apparently the look on my face had given me away as her Dad stood up and walked over to us. As he hugged Lauren, he looked at me and said, “Sorry to disappoint ya yankee girl. Not what you expected, huh?” Everyone laughed and that broke the ice. Her family was sweet and very normal. Her Dad was a big man, over six feet, maybe.