A casual thought that he hated the pattern had caused it to shatter and, through his shock, he realised he had somehow caused it. It took a lot of pra...tice to make his ability focused, to move from spontaneous manifestation to well-honed tool, but over the summers Sam had mastered it. At school it had been all juvenile pranks. The exploding pen on a friend, the slight move of an enemy’s foot to make them fall down the step. Always self-serving, mildly sadistic, but limited by the imagination. With a deep breath, she walked forward into the woods. Cien looked himself over, suddenly unsure of himself. His new jeans were in a good clean condition, and the same could be said of his black sweater. He’d allowed Iris to pick out his clothes for this special occasion, and now he wasn’t sure if he should have just worn his torn and burned kilt instead. Taking a breath, he followed after her. She was only twenty yards ahead of him, and seemed to be taking in the sights around her. She was. "Oh, this? No, this is a present too, for my mom." I love their lingerie, your mom is a very lucky lady." Amanda said, her voice softening as she said. "Lingerie from Gardenia's and such a pretty daughter. Can I see?"Katie blushed at the compliment and thought of the box inside the bag and how the shop assistant had folded the silky lingerie so reverently, wrapping it in white tissue and sprinkling a few lavender scented beads on top. Katie didn't want to spoil it but she couldn't refuse.With. Jacky was wearing nothing underneath her bath robe and wanted to go into the shower and comfort Jenny but at the same time she didn't want to soak her bath robe. She stood and thought about it and came to the conclusion that it's nothing that Jenny hasn't seen before. She untied the robe and let it slide from her shoulders onto the floor around her bare feet. She stood for a second looking at her daughter sympathetically.Jacky stepped into the shower and took a deep breath as the hot water hit.