Just as well, Lani thought, since the roads were icy and she hadn't wanted to drive. "It's too bad you couldn't come." "Mmm-hmmm," Lani said absently,... nibbling a cracker. "What is it?" Dee muted the television. "What?" "Something else is on your mind," Dee said. "So out with it." "Well, it was just something I thought of while I was gone," Lani said. Dee gestured for her to continue. "Okay, I'm going to sound like some stupid article out of Cosmo or something, but I realized that I don't know. . except for the big houses on Lime Tree Avenue, but they're all in a terrace and their back walls are so high and impenetrable. So it can't be there, there's got to be a shortcut somewhere else that I've never noticed before. Everybody but Hazel and I file off back into college, with Mr Wilson eager to announce Hazel's amazing new record time on his noticeboard. The poor, sad man doesn't suspect for one minute that her so called achievement is all an illusion."I must phone the County, enter. My whole body was hyper aware of you just behind me, and I was dying to just turn around and touch you, kiss you, have you. I washed the shampoo out of my hair before I stepped out of the spray and pulled you under it, helping to rinse your hair out. You pulled me to you, crushing me to you tightly. And I knew that you felt just the same that I did. But you did not kiss me, you were waiting. Waiting for me to decide. And I did. I reached up and kissed you hard on the mouth, and just like that. "I've been reading your files, and those of your mother." My mother?" she asked."Yes. In order for me to treat you properly I've gotten in touch with her doctor and explained what I wanted to do. Now I know your mother's been dead for almost 3 years now, but I feel that it was something I had to do if you're to ever get over whatever it is that you're holding back." But what could my mother 'tell' you that would help me?" You'd be amazed what I've found out, Heidi."She could only sit there and.