Lauren waved goodnight to her friends and shut her door quietly. Her bed beckoned, the silk bedspread shining in the gloom of the evening. She fell, f...ace down on top if it, hugging it's coolness, smiling and bubbling at the thought of having escaped so successfully. She was sorely tempted to strip and fall asleep on the spot, but pushed herself to wander through into her bathroom and wash. She tore off her T-Shirt and threw it in the corner, deciding that the best thing would be simply to throw. Just, as the term used to be, ‘simple’.“Don’t mess with me, Cindy Lou Who.”“Oh, if you’re gonna kick, then I’m callin’ Dana.”“Good move. Ed’s out with Mizz Barker and a couple of programmers at a bank in South Carolina for the next couple of days.”“I knew that. Dana worries less than when he and Laci are on the road together.”“Well, I’ll work late and I’ll cry myself to sleep, punkin,” he said. “But go ahead...”“Thanks, baby ... and we need us a deep desert vacation...”“I’d settle for that. ”Sensing that Albus felt a little awkward about having stared at her inappropriately, even though she had pretended not to notice, Delphi effortlessly played it cool by raising her hand up in a high-five.“You’re nothing short of a natural, Albus.” She laughed as the boy went for it. “At this rate, you’d certainly be fast on your way to be a better duelist than your father.”“I don’t know,” Albus shrugged, unsure. “I’m rubbish at spells.”Delphi was now standing in front of Albus, her face just. ~I know, but it wont be fun without you at all Elaine. Both of the girls sighed heavily. All of a sudden Jayne gasped. ~What!?! Whats wrong? ~Dont look now but Christian Major Hottie Everheart is coming this way and it looks like he is going to talk to us. EEEEEK!!!!! Before Elaine could turn around she heard someone behind her say ~Hey Elaine&hellip,Can I talk to you really quick in private??? She was in shock for so long that Jayne had to pinch her to snap her out of it. Elaine turned around.