I was restless, couldn't sleep, couldn't read, couldn't even watch the tube for more than a few minutes at a time. My wife was planning something spec...al for Christmas, I could tell by the little hints and secret grins she gave me. She was fast asleep, it had been years since she waited up to try and see Santa, and I was feeling rather foolish to be up so late, visions of sugar plums or not.I was still prowling around the living room, rearranging the decorations for the umpteenth time, when I. The stones were held together with melted bronze. It was terrifying to imagine a creature that could make something like this.Heather walked around the inside of the keep. This floor seemed to be sealed, there were several doors but there weren't any keyholes she could see. She realized that most of the doors were either enchanted or simply too heavy for her to move. Heather wasn't any porcelain figurine. Her life had been filled with hard work and she was quite strong, but these doors were so. "Really." he said."Okay." she said softly.They stared at each other for a few seconds and were suddenly kissing again. Like teenagers they made out in the dark of the front porch. Brian's hands roamed all over her back, but he restricted them to that area. She felt good in his hands. He hadn't been sure that dating an older woman would be a good idea, but her attitude at the hospital had twanged a string in him. He was very glad he'd decided to do this now.Becca and Denny didn't stand and watch. Rob just couldn't take any more."Jimmy," Rob whispered quietly. "Do you still have that .22 pistol in your pack?"Jimmy nodded questioningly. He only kept the pistol for target practice and for sentimental reasons. His dad gave him the pistol as a birthday present when he was ten. It was his first pistol. Jimmy had packed it but didn't have it out and ready because he didn't think it would be of any use. They had needed heavier calibers to shoot their way out of Phoenix.Rob pulled Susan's and.