Girl in the Shadows (Shadows 2)

"We'll hang it over your bed and you won't

have any more nightmares," I told her.

She blushed. I imagined she was thinking about

the night she crawled in beside me. I thought about it,

too. Was there any difference between the sexual

excitement I had felt then and the excitement I had

felt with Tyler? There were still questions about

myself I desperately needed to answer, and I knew I

wouldn't find the answers in books or magazines or

even talking with more experienced women. These

were answers that had to be discovered by myself

within myself.

We continued through the arts and crafts

festival, pausing to watch an artist create a sculpture

out of clay, another painting someone's caricature, and

another showing how she had woven beautiful

blankets. There was a booth where you could have

your picture taken and put on a mug. Echo thought

that was terrific. so I had both our pictures taken and

put on mugs.

"We'll drink from them tonight," I told her

when they were completed.

She was smiling widely again, laughing and

enjoying herself. Thank goodness for the fair. I

thought as we reached the other side of the displays. I

was turning her so we could make our way back when

I caught sight of Skeeter and Rhona coming out of a

tavern at the corner of a side street. Afraid Echo

would see them or they would see us, I quickly moved

to block her from view, When I glanced back. I saw