"Lee

"Lee. Lee!" Amanda hissed at her husband to get his attention as she sat down beside him.

Lee quickly looked over at Amanda with a questioning look in his eyes. "What is it Amanda. I was just talking to William here about how our group session won't be in the afternoon today." He looked over at Billy and Jeanine with a smile on his face. For some reason he felt as if he was being watched and he wanted to be careful as to what he said that morning.

"Oh, hello William. Jeanine. How are you both this morning?" Amanda turned towards Billy and his wife with a smile on her face as well. She didn't want to be rude and ignore her boss and his wife at the table.

"We are both fine Amanda dear." Jeanine answered.

"Lee, sir, I think I found something." Amanda whispered as she bent her head down and leaned across the table slightly.

"Not here Amanda," Lee said with gritted teeth. "I think someone is watching us. Just smile and eat your breakfast."

Amanda smiled awkwardly and nodded slightly and began to eat her breakfast. She carried on light conversation with the other people at the table all the while slightly squirming in her seat to try and get a glimpse of who could be keeping a closer eye on them.

"Amanda. Amanda dear," Lee said with slight exasperation in his voice, and when he could get Amanda's attention, "Amanda! Can you quit it! Stop squirming. You'll only make it more obvious. I already know who's watching me."

"Who," Amanda asked feeling a bit guilty.

"I'll tell you once we finish breakfast and head outside. We'll be able to have more freedom then to chat," Lee said as he leaned in closer and whispered in his wife's ear.

"You mentioned that they cancelled the group session for this afternoon?" Amanda said as she tried to concentrate on something else.

"Yes." Jeanine answered. "They are going to have it right after breakfast."

"Why the change in schedule?" asked Lee.

"No clue. But I don't think it should be a problem." Billy answered. "We just won't be able to meet up until after the group session. Beside this way we should have a reason to meet up, and pretend to be continuing whatever the topic was at this morning session."

"Has anyone seen Francine?" Amanda said as she quickly looked over all the heads in the lunch room.

"I spoke to her this morning. She had to leave early this morning. She was summoned by Blue Leader." Billy said with a small grin and shake to his head. "I've never seen Francine pack as fast as she did. She couldn't wait to leave this place!"

"Is everything alright?" asked Lee. "Does it have to do with our friend?"

"From what little I information that I gathered it doesn't have anything to do with him. A separate situation," Billy said quietly. "Now my dear, I do believe that we have enough time for a quick walk around the camp grounds before our group session. " Billy said as he got up from the table. He held out one hand for his wife and gathered up their dinning trays in the other hand. "It was a very long night and I miss sleeping beside you!" Billy said with a wink.

Lee and Amanda both laughed out loud as Jeanine pretended to slap her husband on the arm. "William, there are youngsters at the table."

"Ahh… They're married, they know about such things," Billy said with a knowing look at both Lee and Amanda. Neither Lee nor Amanda looked at each other and kept a blank expression on both of their faces. They watched as Billy left with Jeanine hand in hand.

"I do believe that now it's our turn for that quick walk." Lee said as he held out his hand to Amanda.

"I can't Lee. I'll meet up with you at the group session. I have to catch up with Lisa. I'll explain when I see you," Amanda said quickly as she saw Lisa move away from the tables. And with that Amanda gave a very surprised Lee a quick kiss on the cheek and rushed after Lisa, leaving her husband staring dumbfounded after her.

"Lisa. Lisa." Amanda called out as she quickly walked past other couples.

"Oh! Hello dear. " Lisa said as she turned around to see who was calling out her name.

"Hi, do you have a moment? I have a couple questions about what you said earlier." Amanda said quickly.

A look of confusion crossed over Lisa's face, "what did I say to you earlier?"

"Oh, you know, how you and David had a bit of a rough patch, and this place helped to fix it." Amanda said quickly. She didn't want to jump right into what she really wanted to know. She knew she had to ease into it.

"Oh you don't have to worry yourself about something like that. It was just regular marriage stuff, The things that come up in all marriages," Lisa said with a gentle pat on Amanda's arm as they both continued to walk back towards their cabins.

"I know its personal, and I don't mean to pry but this is my second marriage and I want to make sure that I don't have another failed marriage," Amanda said as she pretended to be slightly frightened of the unknown.

"Oh, of course dear. Of course," Lisa said sympathetically. "Let's talk inside my cabin. David met up with a friend from last year and he'll be gone until its time for the meeting. We should have some privacy there." She quickly led the way to her cabin and allowed Amanda entrance inside.

Amanda quickly looked around the room and made a mental note of its furnishings. One double bed and a side table with a lamp on it. There was nothing really roomy about the room except for the touch of a patch made quilt that was folded at the bottom of the bed.

"It's not how the home is furnished," Lisa said as she noted Amanda's gaze, "its how you make the atmosphere feel that makes a home."

"Oh I didn't say anything," Amanda said slightly embarrassed. "I was just thinking how to make the room homier."

Lisa smiled at Amanda "I had the same expression on my face when I first saw the room, that's why I always bring up my quilt to make it feel a bit more like home!" Both she and Amanda laughed. "Now have a seat on the bed and tell me what you're interested in. I can't imagine you doubting your husband's love for you. It's very obvious to everyone that he loves you. You can see it in his eyes when he looks at you!"

Amanda blushed at Lisa's comments, and was secretly pleased. "No I don't doubt his love for me. We love each other very much but we do have these huge problems with our marriage and so far we haven't managed to discuss them in these sessions. All we ever do is focus on the good things. The things that are working for us."

"Well, how can you work through all the things that aren't working until you constantly remind yourself of what does work, and why you both are so good together?" Lisa responded with an air of knowledge as she sat comfortably beside Amanda.

"I know but sometimes I wonder if it's all worth it," Amanda said as she quickly thought of how to lead Lisa to the information that she was really interested in.

"Oh dear, marriage is tough. You already know that. You've already been married. You know what it takes to make a marriage work. David and I had problems communicating. If either one of us had a problem we wouldn't discuss it. We would just say everything was fine and brush it under the rug, until one day I woke up and looked in the mirror and I didn't recognize the person that I saw. I had become a 'Yes dear, anything you want dear' wife. I had lost my own identity. I didn't want to give up on my marriage so when a friend of mine mentioned this place I just knew it was the place for us. I dragged David here and we really began to talk, and he really listened to what I had to say. This place saved our marriage."

"Oh that's wonderful." Amanda gushed playing along. "You mentioned at breakfast that there was another campsite? I don't recall reading anything about another campsite in any of the reading material."

"Well the other campsite is not as advertised dear. It's for couples that have severe relationships problems. Its here on this site but it's at a different section. What the counsellor wants to do is separate the feuding couples from everyone else so that their negative energy doesn't impact everyone else. On the other campsite they have other counsellors there that really help you focus on what you and your husband needs on an individual basis."

"Oh. I never knew about that." Amanda said, she allowed her mind to think quickly. Lisa had just began to touch on the very topic she was interested in. "I guess since both Lee and I are still on this side of the campsite then that means we're in good shape then?"

"Why, most definitely!" Lisa chuckled. "But if something were to happen then rest assured they will pull you out of this group and put you over there." Lisa patted Amanda on her hand that was resting on her lap. "Now put all those negative feeling out of your mind and just focus on that handsome husband of yours. Tell me where did you meet me?"

"I uhhh…" Amanda started to say still mulling over what Lisa had just told her, when the door to the cabin burst in.

"Lisa! Oh there you are," called out David as he strode into the room not seeing Amanda at first. "They're about to start the group sessions! We better get a move on it! Oh hello Amanda. I didn't know that you were here."

"Hello David. Sorry but I borrowed your wife for a little bit of girl talk."

"Oh no problem, but you had better get a rush on it as well. Your husband's been looking for you as well!" David said with a smile on his face.

"Oh dear. I better get going," Amanda said quickly. She turned to face Lisa and gave her a quick hug. "Thank you for letting me bend your ear for a little bit."

"Anytime my dear, anytime." Lisa said. "Now hurry on now. David and I will be there in a second."

"One of the women that you wanted me to watch has left Svetlana," Timothy said as he stood behind her in the woods.

"What reason did she give?" Svetlana said without turning around.

"Family emergency," Timothy said, feeling more and more uncomfortable as he stood behind her. He couldn't see her face and see what kind of mood she was in.

"What about the others?" Svetlana asked quietly still staring out into the blankness of the woods.

"We're still keeping an eye on them. So far they haven't gathered as a group other than at breakfast."

"Good. Continue to keep an eye on them. I want to be kept informed of their every move."

"As you wish," Timothy nodded slightly and backed away from Svetlana anxious to be out of her company.

Svetlana felt the nervousness that had radiated from Timothy and it had made her smile. She couldn't believe that she had fallen in love with such a weak man like him. He was better off with her sister. She was weak-minded as well. They deserved each other. She was one of the strongest of the three women in her family, and she would do anything to make sure that she got what she felt she deserved. But her mind still continued to betray her. Always dwelling on those she had lost during her life. First her son, then her lover, and then her sister. She had made those that had taken her son away from her pay for their sins. An eye for an eye… A life for a life… A son for a son. She had hardened her heart to her former lover and felt nothing for him anymore. And now she had the opportunity to make the one who took her sister away from her pay. "A love for a love. What was more beautiful than that?" She thought with a sinister laugh.