"Immediately I got a soft, yet direct answer, "It will happen in due time. For now," she offered, "Let's concentrate on helping Kim adjust."Later I'll... help you how to work out the private conversation and private thought thing."Casually thinking directly of her I thought, "Thank you," and got the reply, "That's a start."Oh," she added, "You're welcome."I laughed to myself, unsure whether or not the others could hear me and Tammy talking. No one reacted with a look toward me so I assumed I'd. "Gina Owens suggested, "If a new Commonwealth was finally formed, one of the first things to do would be to return some of the inaccessible Preserves and Monuments to public land. Keep Denali Park, at least the main part for people to enjoy, but ANWR? Does anyone except people like the AFF ever go there?" That is a Wildlife Refuge," Gary pointed out. "By its almost total inaccessibility, it would be anyway."Grif asked, "In case they come back again, what do you think of a militia?"Gary replied,. She also remembered a lot of tension with the senior squad after that week, but never knew why. Bella never even told her or Nikki that she had made a play on Carly’s man.“Wow” Stephanie said. “So, what did you do?”The first thing Carly did, was to convince one of her sluttier friends to go after Bella’s boyfriend. The plan was for them to get caught and let Bella have a little of her own medicine. The only problem with that was that the plan worked a little too well and the two of them ended. He was always there, always staring at her with lust, making her uncomfortable in her own skin. He made her dislike herself. He made her feel disgusting. He walks towards her with a self-satisfied stride. He knew what he wanted and if she didn’t give it, he would have to take it. Again. She watches as he licks his lips and closes the gap between them. She wants to run, but she has nowhere to go, no one to turn to. He removes his shirt revealing a disgustingly obese body. She can’t stand to.