Barb spotted a couple of empty chairs that were centrally located in the midst of several of those. She knew I wasn’t fond of just sitting idly in t...he sun for extended periods, so she leaned close and whispered, “this spot should keep you from getting bored.”I sat down and opened my mystery novel, hoping that no one would be able to tell through my sunglasses that my eyes were bouncing everywhere but towards the written words. Barb had been busy flattening her chair and spreading a towel over. Dare he hope that she share his feelings? Dare he hope that she love him too? Dare he hope. . .?They continued on the road trip, to be stopped by a herd of elk, causing quite a traffic jam on the highway. She muttered at the foolishness of people getting out of their cars to take pictures, and enticing the majestic creatures with tidbits of food. It was illegal to feed animals in the national parks, she explained to him, teaching the animals to become dependant on humans for food, instead. She was absolutely adorable, both in looks and in manners. Despite all she had seen and done in her young life, Allie had managed to keep her dignity and to remain a good person at heart.The only name that might be a stretch was Shelly's. Shelly was Angel. Oh, she looked like an angel. There was no doubt about that. She had a pure face and a sweet smile. When she turned those doe eyes on Adam, he was practically helpless. But she was turning into a little devil, too. The joking side of her. Witha glance at Uhura and Chapel, Rand went right into her next bigannouncement. "Now, I am a little worried about all of you," she said."You're a lot more vulnerable now than you're used to and so I want usto pair up so that each of you will have a woman to protect you in casesomething happens." Like what?" Bones asked, suspiciously."The Klingons are not necessarily to be trusted. I am worried they maytry to kidnap one of you in order to gain leverage over us. Or even tobring back with them to.