Eat of the fruit, soar in the blue-green skies, drink from the refreshing wells of passion, and partake of the great banquet. My heart pounded at the ...thoughts of wandering through the secret garden, inhaling deeply of its musky scents. Summer had always been with me, in my dreams how often I had walked in the garden, drank and ate from the banquet. I thought the memory would fade in time, but it never left me. Sometimes, I felt as if he were reading my thoughts, he would watch as I gazed out. Koue was allowed to resign and leave the state.'Jesus Christ, I thought, my mother was having an affair with a high school student? I was positive that my stepfather, Cooper, couldn't have known about that — I mean if you knew that your fiancée was screwing high school students would you marry her? A fucking high school student who was probably no more than 15 or 16... about my age!I was amazed at these revelations. Like most hormonal teenagers I had sexual thoughts about my mother and often. " It's fabulous. I can't wait to use it on a real job," she enthused."Great. By the way, in all the excitement Friday morning, I forgot to give you a gift I got for you on my trip." Oh Steve, you didn't need to do that. Our weekend and this program is all I could ever want." Well, call it a spur-of-the-moment decision," he said.He walked back into the kitchen and picked up the camera and brought it back to her."For you, love." He smiled and he bent to kiss her cheek and hand her the camera."Oh,. "They are yours for having unlocked the locks. Wait! What is this? A letter of some sort?" Everyone turned back and watched as I read it aloud. Whoever unlocks the box will be cursed. On the seventh blue moon, and not a day before, this curse will be lifted. Alicia glanced in the pouch and saw the coins. They were definitely real. I knew I hadn't planted the note. It wasn't part of the script either. Gemma peeked at me from the corner of her eye and reminded the travelers that it was nearly.