She eventually dragged herself upright and stretched again, before trying to seek some pleasure in the beauty of a nearby cherry-blossom tree that had...given up some its pink petals to the gravel of the car-park ground making it look like a scene from a wedding. She half-smiled as she shut the door of her car and began dragging herself out towards the lake. I feel so weak, she thought, fighting back a welling of tears that were jostling to escape from her still slightly sore eyes. And my mind… I. So, I changed the conversation and asked him what the missing piece was that he was looking for? He became all business, and I listened. Kale decided to spend time with Paul as he had found some interesting bugs and he didn’t really wish to go into the cavern and spoil my fun, he told me. We finished the meal, and James took me to the cavern to show me where they had dug and where he was working now. I must have made the right noises, and he started to get animated. I suggested a higher cavern,. I told him I wasn't in a relationship at the moment. As we continued to walk on the trail, he asked me if I would come to his house for coffee. I hesitated for a moment, not sure if that was a good idea since I had really just met him and didn't know him from Adam. For all I knew he could be a serial killer. I think he thought he had been a little too forward and began to apologize profusely. I assured him I wasn't offended. I sensed he was lonely so I agreed to go with him. We walked for. They had met on a hike down the Kaibab Trail at the Grand Canyon. He was a loner and she was part of a group from work. It was apparent by the time they got to Cedar Ridge, that this would be a short hike for most of her group. Cedar Ridge was about a third of the way down to the bottom of the Canyon and the majority of the group was already complaining. They bitched about the steepness of the trail, how tired they were, and that they were short on water. Casey chuckled to himself. If you think.