"Meet the parents time. We're getting serious now." Well, yes, I want them to meet you," she laughed, "but I also hate the thought of you spending Tha...nksgiving in a stupid dorm." Great. I'd love to come." Good. Then I can parade you around to all my old friends, too," she giggled. I stiffened, and-since she had wrapped her arm around mine-she felt it. "What's wrong?" Nothing," I lied."Brendan, don't give me that shit. Talk to me." Well," I said, "didn't you say you hung around with the popular. She stepped out of the dark and into his line of sight. He saw her and it was obvious that he was not trying to rush to her. She noticed that he seemed eager to see her, eager to meet her. She felt herself tremble and then willed it to stop, but it all failed. He reached her. "Cheyenne?" he asked. All she could do was nod. She could not swallow the lump that had formed in her throat. She hated the fact that the first words that wanted to escape from here lips were, "Can I touch you?" . "You should let her out soshe can walk around," Ivy's mom told her."You want that?" She looked me right in the face. It was kind ofintimidating, but the tickle told me she was in favor of it.I nodded and said, "Please Mommy?"She kissed my forehead and then said, "Mom, can you help me?"I was unwrapped and placed on the ground in the aisle. I could havejust chosen the sloth that caught my eye right away, but I forcedmyself to walk down the row of bears, tigers, foxes, dogs, cats, andcreatures I. For the first time in a long time I had to actively defend myself, even with my defense she managed to hit me a couple of times. With my partner being able to strike me occasionally, we were allowed to continue until I realized that my opponent was slowing down. We continued sparring until I managed to land three blows, which she was unable to block.Leaving the courtyard with Steve at my side, I turned on the power again and we laughed at the comments we overheard as we went back to our room to.