Joy was watching Mister intently as he accepted his congratulations and all of his happy greetings. He knew it, but he acted like he straight did not give a damn. He was hoping to intimidate her and keep her quiet, at least for the moment. He finally took a moment to look back at Joy. He smiled at her sweetly and said, "I hope you approve of this marriage. I want nothing more than to be your son in law and to make you and your daughter as happy as you ever wanted to be."    Joy smiled back just as sweetly and she opened her mouth to burn him, but the band once again, was alerting everyone that an important carriage was arriving. The horns blew and the drums beat harder than they ever had before. Everyone crisply snapped to attention and moved to each side of the carriage stop. It was as if whoever was coming next was to be completely respected and received in a very specific kind of way.   Joy shrugged her shoulders and her and Georgio were sudd

  Mister went back the castle and he walked in to a total disaster. It was just a disgusting mess. There was unfinished party decorations and dead sprites everywhere. He went back to his rooms and called Zeek's phone but he got no answer. "Shit!" Mister shouted as he threw the phone on his bed and went to change his clothes.   He came back to the phone and tried again. This time the phone was answered but it seemed to be accidental because he could hear Hallie laughing in the background and saying, "let his punk ass figure it out for himself this time." Then Zeek laughed, too, and then the sounds of them passionately touching and kissing each other could be heard until someone rolled over on the phone and muffled the sounds.   Mister just stared at the phone with a shocked look on his face. Was he really hearing this shit? And especially right now?? Mister was so mad that he threw his phone against the wall, shattering it all over the place. He began t

 It had gotten into the wee hours of the morning by the time Della got checked out and everyone got settled in. As hard as he tried, though, Caine just could not sleep. It had been two long weeks without Della and all he wanted to do was hold her. He understood that she had been traumatized, but he also knew first hand how much that they loved each other.   Caine's anxiety finally got the best of him, so he quietly crept out of his bed and he tip toed as lightly as he could across the room and out of the bedroom door. He cautiously looked left and right before he crept across the hall and up to Della's bedroom door. He wanted nothing more than to lay next to her and to feel her breathe. He placed his hand on the doorknob and gently began to turn it.    Just then Caine heard a voice behind him and he almost jumped completely out of his skin. "Excuse me?" Joy said from behind him in the dark. "What exactly are you doing son?" She asked him with a li

  Everyone at Georgio's compound was enjoying a beautiful breakfast together.  They all ate and drank while they laughed and talked. Della sat very close to Deena and Cat. She smiled and interacted some, but Joy could tell that her daughter was still not quite herself.  She was still so distant and she looked so sad. Her face was smiling, but her eyes just were not.   She was also not eating very well and her face was really flushed. Joy started to suspect that her daughter had something to hide. She watched her look up at Caine like she had really missed him, and then look back down again really fast. It was as though she wanted to go to him, but there was something stopping her.   "Della, would you like some toast?" Her mother asked her nonchalantly. "Sure mom," Della said as she took the plate from Joy and sat it down in front of her on the table. Joy continued to watch Della try to hide the fact that she didn't feel well. Joy started to t

  Justin could hear the struggle outside of the cave and he was so scared. He thought he heard some dogs fighting as well but he wasn't about to go and see. Pearl told him to stay there and that's what he was gonna do. It didn't take very long for the noise to die down and it got completely silent. It wasn't too long before dawn, so Justin sat and watched the sun come up over the treetops before he decided to go look for Pearl.    He stuck his head out of the cave opening and he squinted his hung over eyes to try to survey the landscape and decide on which way to go. He crawled out of the cave into the sunlight and stretched his body as hard as he could. He tried to focus his eyes but it took a few seconds to get it done. He yelled Pearl's name and then listened for sound. Nothing.   He started making his way towards the back of the stables to check under the hay wagon. It seemed probable enough.  He muttered to himself as he shuffled his fee