Seconds stretched into minutes as the pair kissed. Demi gained enough composure to wrap her arms around Selena lest she come to her senses. Finally t...e pair broke off for air. ‘If I’m in a puddle on the floor, I’m doing a good job of thinking otherwise.’ ‘Shhh.’ Selena kissed her again. Yes she did indeed love Demi, though she never admitted it til this moment. When they broke off their friendship, Selena thought it was for the best. Yet, she couldn’t get Demi out if her head. So she sent a. Diane let me know that I had an easy life. Ipaid no rent. I had an allowance. I did not have to work (I was about totell her how hard the gigs were, but a look at her face shut me up) andthat she was getting damn tired of trying to get me to help out.I sat still and nodded a bit. Then Diane told me to close my eyes. I didand was awarded with a stinging pain above them."Ouch, what the hell are you doing?" Shut up. I'm just plucking a few hairs. I'm not even changing the lineof your brows."Again. The demands on our time increased but we managed to squeeze in personal time together, although it became more and more difficult. I wish I knew then what I know now about the affairs of the heart. It would have saved a lot of pain. Love is the most precious thing in life. Without it, the human soul flounders. Yet we abuse it and treat it like it is invulnerable. In reality, love is like a garden: it needs to be cultivated, it needs attention. If not, the weeds of doubt, lust and temptation. One should be prepared yet never seem so. paths were to funnel the enemy into unsheltered galleries with no escape but for the ends. We gently flooded the pans about the camps that would mire horses or armored men but for causeways we could advance or retreat thru. They could be blocked by downed trees, and never ran straight for any distance. The two bombards set away from camp were covered by fast-growing reed and vine. The approaches before and beside them were made mires beneath the.