She wasn’t drunk, yet, but she was on her way. Keri clumsily put down the tumbler and wove her way to the phone, answering it on the fourth ring. �...�Hello,’ she said tiredly. ‘Hey, girl. What’s up?’ ‘Nothing, Fran. What’s up with you?’ Keri hoped to finish the conversation quickly so she could get back to her bottle. ‘You sound funny, Keri. Are you okay?’ There was silence on Keri’s end. A sniffle. ‘Michael walked out on me,’ she said softly. ‘Shit,’ Fran exclaimed, ‘but you can’t say you didn’t. Jennifer was still on the phone talking to her friend. She was laughing hysterically and obviously gossiping about some poor woman who didn't have such a spoiled life."Jenny honey?" I said softly.She took one look at me and put her hand out as if she wanted me to wait until she finished talking on the phone. I sighed and took off to the kitchen. Just what I thought an empty kitchen with no nice home cooked meal. I didn't expect a home cooked meal every night, but since I was the only one. So involved with the show was she that she didn’t notice the boy again looking directly at her, smiling, nodding as if to say that he thought it was a great show. Lauren nervously smiled back and looked at her program, glad to have the catwalk between her and the grinning boy. The audience applauded as the models wearing the spring collection appeared at the beginning of the catwalk but as she looked up she was disappointed to discover that he had gone. She looked quickly towards the door, but. I try to make this trip every spring, but I am always amazed at the beauty of the area. A small creek runs through a narrow meadow, and the creek is full of small shoots, or falls, and pools that are ideal for cooling off when the weather gets warm enough. I slip off my pack and lean it against a tree. I open it to take out my water mocs and towel I brought with me. I like to be nude whenever I can so I quickly shed my clothes and fold them to stack on my boots near my pack. I walk out into the.