Still, they were family and some of the more fun family to hang out with.Sitting around the table we spent an hour catching up on family events back h...ome in Minnesota, school stories, family stories, it was fun to hear about adventures everyone had...though we left some of the more recent ones out.Our Uncle said that we would be going to an outdoor adventure park later, but we were welcome to go swimming or just hang out inside until then. We decided to go swimming. I got to the bedroom first. Willow, remember, honey? I love you, Tara. You have to fight whatever they've done to you and help me! Please, baby! Baby?"For a brief moment, a look of realization lighted Titya's confused face. Her eyes flitted from Willow to Fink and back again. She twirled a strand of her black, shimmering hair. Then a seductive smile relaxed her whorish features. Willow smiled triumphantly as Titya got up and minced over toward the scientists."Bimbo, what are you doing?" Fink demanded."You've failed,. Tom looked at him with a sarcastic smirk, the same way he always did when Zak asked stupid questions.“What, are your arms broken? You don’t know how to work the grill?” He asked.Zak let out an exasperated sigh. He expected his dad to be the servant today. The gracious, but silent, host, there to cater to Zak and his guests, but without actually interacting with any of them.“Come on, Dad, can’t you? All my friends are here,” he pleaded.Tom looked at his boy for a moment, trying to decide how. ‘Where are we going?’ I can’t help but giggle. ‘Hurry, we don’t have a lot of time.’ He says, ‘And I want to show you something!’ The bell, again. It calls me from my fantasy, and back to my very boring reality. ~ ‘Come on!’ He waves, ‘It’s lunch.’ I walk ahead of him and catch up with Terri. ‘Have you met the new kid yet? I heard he was like, super good looking. And really smart too. And I heard his name was Alex.’ She rambles on. ‘Yeah, I met him. And he’s eating lunch with us. High-fives!’ I.