Hinatas been unconscious for what feels like hours now, its raining its ass off, its already dark outside and were ALREADY way off schedule! Shikamaru... shook his head, looking outside into the darkness of the stormy night. I knew I shouldnt have come on this stupid trip. I had the entire weekend off… it was going to just be me and my thoughts. Shikamaru sighed shaking his head once more. Now Ive got Naruto brooding over Hinata, as well as being incredibly pissed off at me. How was I supposed. ” I gestured to the grave. “I’m sorry things happened the way they did. But I don’t know how to talk to anyone about that. I don’t know how to talk to Nicole. I know she likes to close her eyes and pretend everything bad is all a bad dream, but it just isn’t my style, okay?! I don’t know what to tell her. ‘Everything will be okay’? Yeah, that’ll help her. I...”I breathed in and out. “The first time I saw it, it fucking terrified me. It was just after sex, though. What the fuck could I say?. "Hello, dear. I need to speak with Mr Lockhead, please. Of course you may. I'm Mr Blaine. I'm sure that -- yes, thank you very much."Douglass! Fine, fine! No, really, everything is fine. I just wanted to call and tell you that I've finally made up my mind about that last subject. Yes, you figured right, then. I *am* going to want to plug that one. Yes, as soon as you could get on it."Thank you, Douglass. I can always count on you."The next morning, after David had left for school -- Daphne was. "Sheila and Ian talked for a while before he had to leave on another call.The girls picked up on her little flirtations and subtle hints and sawsomething between them. Sheila tried to deny it but even Deborah saw it,smiling as she proclaimed, "You two might be talking more in the future andit won't be about what happened her tonight. I may be na?ve when it comesto love but I saw something between you."Jaimie and the others nodded in agreement with one another and started togather their things.