I had never done it while walking and it took me a moment to get the hang of things. But soon, I began to relax, feeling the energies of the trees and... tall grasses flow through me.The next thing I knew, I was standing beside the platform that had been constructed for my ceremony with Mikeya and Ileana. I knew I was at what they now called Michael's Point, but I could not recall walking there."C'mon," I called to Penny. "The view is better from here."Penny had been following me, maybe a hundred. " Christine stammered on the Russian name. "It's ok honey you can call me Mr. V." "Thanks Mr. V, you're such a good teacher. I've been learning a lot in your class and I just wanted to thank you." "There's no need to thank me Christine. You're a good student. I apologize if I embarrassed you today but you know cell phones are a big no-no." "I know I know... I'm sorry about that. Thanks for not making it a big deal and giving me detention or something. Are you grading Papers? Need some help? I'm. It seems obvious that you don't want to though, so why don't we just drop it?" Tell me," she insisted."You're just going to get mad at me and not believe what I have to say. Let's drop it and talk about something else until it's time to put the presents together."They sat in silence for a few minutes, both staring at the fire again. Finally Tabby said softly, "You think he's just using me?" I know he's just using you, Tabby," Scott said. "And I think you know it too, you just don't want to. She spoke to me about ways to help me feel better. She said things like, “You should drink lots of water, and maybe you shouldn’t go to work tomorrow…..” but my mind was else where. The first time I actually thought of having sex with her crossed my mind when she reached for a glass of water resting on the bedside table on the opposite side. Too lazy to walk around the bed, she lay on her stomach across the bed and reached for the glass. My eyes automatically observed her beautiful.