Miranda was in no hurry to move from the spot she was in being in Brettly’s lap with his arms around her.  She had never thought she would ever see it and was afraid to move because she thought it would all disappear.  “Well you used to be the same.  The flashier the better.”  She smiled.<br/><br/>Miranda thought about it as Brettly was talking about the food fight in the kitchen She couldn’t remember everything about that day, but she started laughing as something hit her, “Please, I ended up with egg noodles all in my hair.  It was so gooey I never thought I was going to get them out of my hair.”  She smiled as the memory she had not really realizing she had one.  “Oh Please you know Alfred loves me and I know he blamed it all on you.  I am innocent as always.”   She emphasized the innocent point poking Brettly in the chest.<br/><br/>Miranda looked Brettly in the eyes as he told her about Marie and she got a couple of tears in her eyes.  She knew that she had probably already cried herself dry, but this was a new thing to the new her.  “Was it a pretty service?”  Miranda asked, “Did we take care of her?”  Miranda knew that Marie didn’t have any family left, because she had never had any children of her own.  She had told her that Miranda was all she ever needed.<br/><br/>“Well will you please help me to the bathroom?”  Miranda asked him looking up into his face with a slight smile.  “Then a hot bath I think.”  Miranda said and then blushed with her next question.  “Can you join me?  I would love just to lean against you; I don’t want to be apart from you.”  Miranda knew that she felt safer now with Brettly next to her. She also knew it was going to take time for her to recover in certain areas.