Lauren felt a knot of fear suddenly grow in her stomach.“I found these in the living room,” Rebecca said. “I think they’re yours Lauren. You c...hildren need to do a better job of picking up after yourselves. Now, strip the bed of the sheets and throw them in the basket. I’ll wash them when I get back from my errands.”Lauren was confused. Her aunt wasn’t mad?Brandon half roused himself and muttered, “Mom ... why are you getting us up this early? Besides, we didn’t fuck in the bed. The sheets are. "I still like the name. No, I hate theseclothes and the persona you gave me. I don't want to be preppy." Then change," I told him. "Find a style that works right for you. Don'tbe the person I made you just because I gave you something to start with.Find out who you think Xander is and build him up the way you want him tobe. I want you to be comfortable around Sarah and her fans, not feelinglike you are putting on a show, okay?"He smiled so big I thought it was going to crack his face for a. They'd made it out, even if only into the middle of this foreign wilderness.Jagger could feel the crash begin to descend after a marathon adrenaline rush. He was aware of the chain still tethering him to the younger woman. It would have to be dealt with soon, but at the moment it gave him an odd comfort to be bound to her. She was not a reminder of captivity, but of freedom.She was probably crashing too. In the past few hours, they had to have been feeling the same jolts of panic, the same. Wrapping his arms around her, he rested his chin on her shoulder and looked out. ‘This was Carol’s room.’ Stroking his sweaty forearm, Faith pressed her damp cheek against his. ‘On hot summer nights we’d climb out the window and sit on the porch roof, talking for hours and gazing at the stars.’ After a pause, she wistfully continued, ‘Carol dreamed of moving away and I… I dreamed of growing old on Talon Mountain.’ The air was stale inside the hot room. Unlocking the window sash, Faith pulled.