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-dame nods, staring down at her hands which are holding each other and in her lap-

-dame nods her thanks and leans into him, accepting his comfort- sad -after a moment, she speaks, her voice breaking- I'm sorry too, Karrie. -keeps staring down as she clears her throat-

I've never regretted before, Karrie. I try to live without them. But there is a lot of things I could have changed in the last year of my life. sad -she keeps staring for a few minutes and then clears her throat again, sitting back up- Well, do you know where Hwy 51 meets route 2? Take a right there and keep going for about an hour. xd -she smiles over at him, takes the jar placing it between her feet with the food and starts to stare out the window-

As they get closer to their destination, dame becomes more and more anxious and restless. She tries to hide it but she starts wringing her hands. She hasn't been out here since summer. Last time she was here, the embers were still smoldering. She winces at the image as tears well up. dame blinks them away and chews on the inside of her bottom lip, staring hard out into the darkness where her hollowed out house will appear. She speaks softly, "It'll be up here on the right." sad

dame's features darken and she glares out the window, bending down to grab the jar which will soon be turned into an urn, and utters one word, spitting it out of her mouth, "L." stare evil

"I'll be right back," dame opens the door, jar in hand, and gets out. The wind picks up as she exits sending a blast of bitter cold into the car, whipping dame's hair around her face and body. On the wind is ashes from the burned out husk of a house. The ash burns dame's eyes as she walks towards the ruin.

She walks to the edge and bends down, going to grab some ashes but pauses, fingertips millimeters away. She sits back on her haunches and looks up at the house. After a moment, she sighs and stands, turning to the right and walking the perimeter of the house. So many memories, so many things, gone up, literally, in smoke and flames.

dame hears Karrie come up beside her as she walks around the house. She looks back over her shoulder and was torn between angry and wanting to push him, telling him to get back in the car; and touched that he cared enough to brave the elements and unknown to talk and comfort her. She slows down a second to wait for him to catch up, before speking. "You didn't have to come," she says, glancing at him out of the side of her eyes.

*after taking Jessi home, Kits and her dragons walked home. Once inside, as soon as she had taken her wet coat and boots off, Kits fed her pets, then curled up under a blanket on the couch. She sighed, wanting somebody to talk to, but not wanting to go out in the cold again*

{{Kits is a sweetheart!! XD Jessi will make something for her. smile }}

{{And now work today!!!! That's how bad the weather is here, though no snow or that much wind. Just really cold. No work! XD lol}}

Amy was practically dancing all over the house as she threw rose petals down on the pathway leading from the front of the house toward the kitchen. She was going to prepare a special supper for Karrie.

Then, she started sprinkling roses from the kitchen toward the pets' bedroom. She was going to have take a picture of her, Thistle, Velcore and the kittens and put it in the pets' bedroom with Thistle and Velcore 'presenting' it. A home picture for Karrie. It didn't have to stay at home. He could take it to work and put it in his office if he wanted to. It was just a picture of their home family. She didn't want to just say family because Kits and her animals were a part of their family, too, but she didn't want to get outside and walk over just to take a picture. So this picture she was going to take later today could just be of Karrie's family at home.

Finally, Amy threw some rose petals up in the air as she walked toward her and Karrie's bedroom. She sprinkled a few on the bed. Later, when they were done eating supper, she'd sneak back here and light some candles.

Amy walked out of the bedroom and laid back length-wise onto the couch in the living room. Her smile was so big and her arms were stretched out above her.

"God, I just love him so much!!!"

Thistle came running over to her and looked up at her in concern from her spot on the floor. She had been curled up on the floor by one of the vents where the heat came out of, but Amy's outburst worried her.

Amy, sensing Thistle was beside her, opened her eyes and looked down at her pink pony. She grinned, twisted her body slightly, and picked up Thistle. She set her on her stomach and started tickling Thistle's chest. She laughed when Thistle started whinnying in laughter.

"Karrie's a good daddy, isn't he? He's a good man and he deserves a treat! Yes he does!"

Thistle, in between her laughs, looked up at Amy and squeaked in agreement. She loved Karrie!

Amy stopped tickling Thistle and started to explain her plans to her.

{{Had a brief thought about doing something for Karrie a few days ago. Today it works out well. smile }}