Emily slowed and then eventually stopped in her tracks as he continued to talk to her. He was partly right, she wasn't dead, and neither were the girls. She had gotten them to shore and kept them alive. But she did change their lives. Emily needed to hear that from an "outsider", sure the girls always said it was ok, that they were grateful they were safe and alive, bu she always thought they were just beig nice to her.<br/><br/>She laughed and turned when he spoke of his "class". "Oh are you sure the instructor won't miss you? I'd hate to keep you from you class. Those gym fees can be murder." Emily smiled, she genuinely smiled for the first time in a long time. There was a light in her eyes a joy that had been lost. He had made her laugh with his silly comment, and she felt comfortable with him.<br/><br/>"So why is it that you're called Goner? What did you do to deserve such a name? Care to elaborate?" Emily wondered if he would open up or just cover up with more jokes. She moved to sit on a big rock and motioned him over. Maybe she had found someone she could confide in and tell everything she was feeling. A fresh perspective would be a nice change.