It had darkened considerably while they had been outside, and where before, they'd dined with the sun setting, now the sky was filled with stars.  How beautiful is was here, with the sound of the surf and the smell of the sea.  And equally beautiful were Mike's words as he explained the shirt thing and extended friendship to Sean.<br/><br/>It filled Katy's heart with a glimmer of hope, that perhaps in this idyllic setting, she would find what she wanted so desperately, that elusive sense of family.  For her, it was a concept so much broader than the nuclear family that was expected and accepted in the Western world; that she had found others who were like-minded, who<em>cared</em>enough to try for more than the money, was more than she had dared to hope for.<br/><br/>"Okay," she said, her eyes twinkling as candlelight reflected off of them, "My turn, huh?"  She thought for a long moment and then she was ready.  "Let's see.  My first 'fact' is that my mom walked in on me when I was losing my virginity, back in high school.  Like the awkwardness of your first time isn't bad enough.  And my second is that until now, I'd never before left Montana.  And third, I have a tattoo.  It's on the inside of my upper right thigh."  Leaning back in her chair, she schooled her features so that she'd give nothing away.