I want you andpa to keep this for whatever you need." Ashley handed her mother a 100dollar bill.Her mother looked down at the offered money, slowly pu...hing it backtoward Ashley. We can't take your money, Ashley, after the way we'vebeen to you this past month or so...it wouldn't be right." It's because I love you, that I want you and Papa to have it; put itinto the bank and use it someday to come and visit me." The girlforced a smile, trying to put on a brave front.Hesitantly her mother took the. “Yes, and you liked it.” “Shut up, and stay away from her.” At that moment the bathroom door opened and Emma came out. “My turn," I said and ran by Kelly before she had a chance to go inside. While I brushed my teeth, I thought about what Kelly had said and I guess she was right. It wasn’t the smartest thing to do but, at the same time, listening to Emma’s innocent questions and the look on her face when we told her about fucking a man had made me want her. Those feelings that I thought were. Someone was sabotaging our team! It must have been a plant from the other team, trying to injure me before the big game.I was half right."Aye fucking jellyfish?" I heard a familiar voice crawling over my crumpled body."Hailey?!" I asked in bewilderment, and the two of us embraced in the longest hug I could remember."Is that a tear? Oh you're such a wimp" she said with playful laughter. "All this time and you've gone soft on me." HEY!" I shot back. "I absolutely have never gone *soft* on you.". " I said looking into her eyesPulling my wet paw from her mouth she stood there in silence still afraid I was going to do something to her standing in the few feet of water her bottom jaw made the movements of speech but nothing came forth but I know what she was saying I had seen it many times on the field of battle as a solder lay there and was about to die from having his insides ripped from him but this was a different thing she was still alive and I was not intent on killing her besides.