She does have a few positive traits, and she isn't quite entirely wicked and evil! Besides, some portions of her do remain rather decorative!"The frie...ds quietly laughed and paddled hard for much of the night without rest until about two hours before dawn, the party saw once more the dark nighttime shadows of Dead Tree Island straight ahead of them. Resting their oars and crouching their bodies as low into the canoes as possible to avoid letting their silhouettes be seen accidently against the. I really missed her. I had an empty feeling inside of me. Was it the guilt over what I had done or was it the fact that having done it, I craved the companionship that we had developed? I went into the combat room and pounded the bag until my arms felt like lead. The sweat was pouring off me, I was exhausted but I felt great. I spent the rest of the day hanging out at the pool and soaking up the sunshine.Joe and I had a quiet dinner together. Sometime around 9:00, I saw MaryAnn coming up the. . , uh, less than elegant," she finished with a grin.Kathy stopped folding to smile at Eileen. "In all sincerity, Eileen, we want you to enjoy yourself, and, I promise you'll understand everything shortly."Eileen zipped the first case closed. "Logically, I keep wondering why you two are doing this." She hesitated as she remembered the feelings when Jill touched her, her thoughts flashing through her mind. Somehow I trust them. How can that be? Oh, I had seen Kathy around, but I had only talked. " That sounds great. I miss having her around. She's really nice."A warm-hearted smile appeared on my mother's face. "I'm glad you think so because she'll be sleeping over with us for Christmas and New Years. This is really shaping up to be a fun holiday season for our family." ***LATE THAT NIGHT***I turned off all the lights in the house and was heading to bed when I noticed my mother's computer was left unattended in her bedroom. Her door was slightly open, and I could hear her in the closed.