My mother was in Derick’s arms. My Dad’s head was on his thigh. Belle was curled up next to all of them (I told you it was a big couch)...And Cale...y was asleep, in my arms in one of the big chairs. How did I miss that detail?I promptly went back to sleep.Sometime later, my mother shook me, kind of awake, I groggily got up, kissed Caley good night, professed my love for her again in case she forgot (I’d known for a good seven to eight hours by then), stumbled to the car, fell asleep again and. "Dad!" Janice screamed.Greg looked up just in time to see the huge white cloud encompassing them. Unable to see, his response was to hit the brakes, but he found no anticipated resistance in response to the move. He pumped the pedal helplessly as the vehicle kept moving, now out of control. Greg couldn't see and had no idea where to steer."Dad!" his only daughter's voice cried out in fear, even as his heart pounded in his chest, mind scrambling to define a course of action to take. "D - a - a -. "Sure, why wouldn't it be?" Brock asked. "Although it does put me in a bit of a predicament I guess." I thought it might," Zoe said sadly."I suppose we can work it out," Brock said thoughtfully. "I mean, as it stands, I'll have to threaten to beat up Emmy if she hurts my little sister. But at the same time, I think I'm obligated to threaten to beat you up if you hurt my friend. The problem is, I'm scared of each of you individually and I don't even want to think about what sort of bodily harm. "What took you so long?" she asked with a smile, "You've been looking at me all night" I thought you might be with someone" I answered truthfully and she shook her head,"Only a couple of friends" and she gestured across to where two girls were smooching together, "But they're too wrapped up in each other to notice I've gone"We walked over to the bar area and sat chatting over our drinks until last orders were called, then she insisted on buying the last round and we talked some more."Can I see.
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