First, I'd like to thank everyone that's read and commented on this story. There are a couple of things to remember about Mark/Amanda, age. I can't think of a twelve year old child that thinks in anything but black and white. Grey isn't even a concept at this age. Secondly, Mark loves his best friend and her oppinions are important to him. Now, the bad news, I'm going to post chapter seven this afternoon which contains acliff hanger. As I mentioned in an earlier blog, I'm leaving for vacation at four in the morning and will not post agin for almost three weeks, two for the vacation and several days to unwind and get things back in order. Fear not, the story to this point has followed Mark/ Amanda through age fifteen and it takes a while to get there. Sorry about the delay with the story, but I can't pass up a friends and family rate on Celebrity cruises, Arecee