We had been slowed by all the corners and turns in the hallway, and the fitting against the carpets and tile in the bedrooms and bathroom. As the afte...rnoon had progressed, Charlotte had become more and more confident of what needed to be done and was laying out edge and corner cuts for me with ease. I dealt with ripping all the narrow boards down to size while she fitted them in place.When we were done, we walked around on the floor, hoping we wouldn't find any squeaks or soft spots. There were. Me too, Kara. They talked until the wee hours of the morning, about their lives, their marriages, and their dreams. Scott woke up, still sitting in the chair with his legs resting on the ottoman. The fire was blazing and Kara was nowhere to be found. He went upstairs, hoping to take a shower before Duncan woke up. His hand was on the knob when the bathroom door opened. Like a spirit coming out of the mist, Kara stood there with her long, wet hair dripping down her body and holding a towel in. We were all picking up toys and wiggling them, sucking on them just really goofing around, when Stephanie said time to play a game. So we all went back into the Den were the bowl with our card and names were. First we are going to pick out one card and then have a bite to eat. She had Una pick a card and give it to her and we all went off into the kitchen. There were all kinds of finger food, everyone just started grabbing plates and digging in. All the girls to one of everything accept the. ’ Real slick. Bet that got him wrapped around your little finger, dumbass. As we walked down to where we were going to meet up with Cale and his date, I think I was the only one between Alex and I feeling weird and out of place. He just did what he always did and let his eyes roam over certain things and seemed almost interested in them, even when he gazed over to a random cup on the floor. I let myself fall back a little so I could look at him without being caught and I watched him watch the.