" He slid through the opening, catching Amy trying to shift the lights, "Oops!" No, it's okay, Honey. We'll be inside a while. I'm going to light the ...stove and the Coleman to save batteries," Jimmy said. Amy lurched up and followed Jimmy to the side of the cave to watch and help, while Randall and Darla Jean retired to the other side.The cave wasn't huge, by any means; it was a lot like a four-man tent -- anybody trying to stand up bought most of the headroom. The tarp kept MOST of the breeze. She had worked so hard for the cabin, and she loved the cozy, woody home. It was the coming home to the empty house, the same old job day in and day out, the never-changing routine that was starting to break her. The same old self-incriminations that if she would just get her act together, initiate the change, do something different. Then realizing, again, that the problem was that she didn’t know what she wanted, and didn’t know what she wanted to change. Charisma was waiting at the. In an effort to break the tension she called, "Bring me some paper; it's in my rucksack!"Charity rose and went to the tent, returning with some torn up newspaper. She handed it to Evelyn without a word, but instead of turning to leave, just stood there and continued to watch.Evelyn wished Charity would turn away, but, as she wiped herself, she was determined to behave as if she wasn't there. She squinted up at Charity again."Why are you watching me?" Evelyn tried to keep her voice level, "Why. Kate was introduced to an exclusive consignment shop that was a well-kept secret frequented by female state legislators and the wives of legislators. She had gone a little crazy with new items (to her) for her wardrobe, aided and abetted by Keri and the owner, a heavily botoxed flame-haired woman who could have been anywhere between fifty and seventy. Keri had assured Kate that she would never find such quality at these prices and that she should concentrate on how much she was saving, not what.
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