Eventually, realizing that I might be struggling to breathe, she dropped me back to the ground. I giggled. I had missed Michelle's hugs.

"Seriously, we're ok? You were pretty angry with me and....I wasn't the best friend to you back then. I've been talking to someone....professionally, to help deal with some of my issues," she said.

"Yeah, I mean, I was immature and overreacting to things. Everything was so new for Daddy and I, so the very hint of anyone trying to interfere with us, well, you get the idea," I said. She nodded.

"Plus...I had a friend I tried to, well, rescue. Brought her out to Montreal from Saskatchewan,...