By the time supper approached, we were sitting in the veranda swing as close together as two humans could get without merging skin. I found myself hap...pier than I had been since long before I made the transition to this time. Here I was, 10 years older than Joan, but still so attracted to her that I really did not want to leave. Hell, I had to admit to myself that I had fallen in love with this delightful woman. I was going to do what I could to punish her rapists, but the fact that she had been. Her expression indicated she wasn't all that impressed. Indignation welled up in Lisa and she returned the look with barely contained fury."Mmmm," Cleo started, "I guess I've seen worst to start with. You definitely have the potential but I can see we're going to have to work on that attitude right away." Stepping forward Cleo reached up and hooked a snap attached to a thin line to the ring on Lisa's collar. The line was joined to a bracelet clamped around Cleo's left wrist, a small fob, much. He rounded the corner and started down the stairs when Allison appeared on the landing, on her way back up. She was carrying a suitcase in one hand and a diaper bag in the other."Allison?"She looked up at Jack as she began ascending the last flight of stairs. Jack saw the pain in her eyes, an emotional pain that he hadn't seen in months. Like her sisters, her tears had stained her face, but Jack knew they were shed for a different reason.She didn't say anything. Jack met her halfway and took. As we drove off I told Rick and Hailee that as soon as we reached the bridge at the lake we’d let it go. They agreed and within about twenty-five minutes the three of us were standing knee deep in the lake watching the creature gracefully swim away. We climbed into the car and headed back toward the cabin. ‘You know, I think we should have turned it over to the University.’ ‘What?’ Hailee shouted. ‘Well did you see that thing swim? I bet it could have gotten a full scholarship for sure, maybe a.