"I think she'll be alright," whispered Michelle. "Let me worry about her. You two worry about gettin' those other two together."

"I wish it were that simple. This might have to be one of those things they have to work through on their own. Not that I don't plan on giving them a little nudge . . ."

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Out in the living room . . .

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Laurie glanced nervously across the couch at Heather. Jane's words had filled the young woman's mind with images and fantasies that were hard to ignore. From the glitter of her pseudo-diamond nose piercing to her icy-blue eyes . . ....