Jake started to walk the room looking at several Jinns at once whose eyes were suddenly wide then they stood. The council had arrived right before Jak...'s speech their eyes huge at the amount of people there. Jake was through the first one hundred, when there was a shout from one of the, until now quiet councilors. "Hakim!? Is that you son?" The man ran from the group of councilors holding the young man to him. A smile crossed Jake's face as the young man's eyes grew wide and he suddenly stood. And if the price for it is for him to treat me more like a sister than a mother, then I am quite willing to pay it. I think it is a wonderful compliment that he thinks I look and act like a teenager. It makes me feel ten years younger." I've never thought you looked your age. If you wore the current teen fashions and used less sophisticated makeup, I bet you could pass for 18." Really?" Yep."I wasn't just being nice. When we were talking the night before, she seemed just as relaxed and open as. We talked about all kinds of things while I drove – world events, the recent outbreak of tornados, family, friends, church, etc. We talked about the things we wanted to do while we were in Gulf Shores, things like the zoo and Alligator Alley. We both love seafood, so we talked about the restaurants we wanted to eat at, like the Oyster Bar and Cobalt. We talked about promising each other to make sure we were up to watch the sunrise. We also talked about romantic midnight strolls on the beach,. ’ He climbed out of bed and grabbed a change of clothes out of his closet. ‘I’m gonna take a shower. You are coming to school with me today right?’ ‘Yep, I’m already enrolled and good to go. We even have some of the same classes. I picked a few different classes so it wouldn’t seem too weird that your new girlfriend also is the new girl in school who also happens to have all your same classes. I thought that that may be pushing it.’ Max explained. Daren nodded in agreement. ‘Yeah and after.