Mom agreed to dance with me. We danced hugging each other and enjoyed the party. We left the party hall after some time, as she was not feeling well. ...We reached her house, she prepared dinner and served me.She discussed her past life for the first time with me. She was very upset as she had a bad past. I was looking at her eyes while she talks. She started to cry as she reminded her past life. I hugged her and was consoling her. I don’t know what happened, she kissed me on my lips for a few. Let's not rush into anything, but I want us to think about it for the long term."It is a big decision that we will have to make sometime," Katy said. I think it is going to take some thought."Two weeks after this discussion we once again invited Di, Charlie, Jenny and Bobby to come and swim with us and stay for dinner on the Saturday. Joe and Isa joined us for a time in the swimming pool and the hot tub. I was pleased with the way my friends integrated with the whole family and we all seemed to. Settlements had been attempted on the north bank of the river, in this area, before, and the infamous landmark of the Dead Tree, itself, was such a place. A great huge dead tree, entirely bare of leaves or even moss, had formerly grown in the center of where a small island town had been and was a clear landmark on the river.The town had been constructed many years ago on this fair sized island in the midst of the river, and was about similar in size to the Duke's Island near Swanford, and the. “There is an addiction that sounds good for you. Here we are. I’ll wait here!”I gave her a kiss before I left the car. Two minutes later I was back telling her where to park.After we parked, I told everyone to only bring the necessities for a single night. Annie and Sarah were sharing a room, and Delia and I were sharing the other.Fortunately, the young’uns didn’t question the arrangements. We both had a single king bed in the room. Being in my mid-forties, I left the ladies to go scavenging.