Ana had been to tried to stay up with the others around the fire pit and talk.

When she reached the camp around seven she saw all the string porch lights they had found were lit up around all the porches and decks, the stand up fire poles had been lit and June bugs flew around them.

Their camp was really once called a private resort for the rich and famous, The first island they reached they thought their was little hope left with the engine dead and no supplies.

But to everyone's horror thousands of zombies had been there and chased them back to the boat, In panic the girls held each other and screamed while the men used all their strength to push the boat away from the dock and let the tides pull them away to sea.

Ana's heart had been racing and she was on the edge of crying, She looked over at Nicole and Terry holding each other, Chips the faithful dog, who everyone thought was lost sat beside them.

Ana saw that the tide was taking them away pretty fast and Kenneth was making sure they wouldn't turn back around to shore.

She then looked over at the island...now twenty? Twenty-five feet away? And she saw all of the zombies...so lifeless starring at her with their bugging white emotionless eyes.

A chill rushed through her body and she closed her eyes and held the one man she wanted to hold the most.

He kissed the top of her head and told her it was all right, But she held her tighter and tighter hoping to God he could take that ugly vision of the zombies away.

Now they were at the safe island...almost as if God himself had made them stumble here.

The island was big and had at the center a pond and clean drinking water...also the huge resort which had everything and more then enough that they could ever need.

Their was guns, other boats, food and water...It all seemed a little to perfect.

They had worked hard to make sure it was their own...and it really was starting to look like someone's home...safe and zombie free.

But something was missing and Ana knew that most of all.

She sat down with the others inside the dinning room hall which was all made out of glass and over looked the South side of the beach.

Everyone right away put on their cheerful "fake faces" and greeted her asking if she needed anything...this bugged Ana the most.

Ana gave a weak smile and sat down with the others...the table set looked beautiful.

A silk white table cloth covered the long wooden table that could seat at least thirty and bright wild flowers sat in bunches on glass vases.

The plates were fine china and the food looked great...candles of all sizes lit up the room.

Ana smiled taking a seat on the left side of the table, Nicole and Terry had the right, both looked so happy and in love...Ana notcied they were even holding hands.

She smiled warmly watching those two...so young and full of life, Just the way Terry looked at Nicole made her remind of her own loss love.

Kenneth sat at the head of the table...something about him made everyone else look up to him like the "leader." and he very much was and respected that.

Ana looked over her plate of warm wild rice and baked honey chicken with a glass of wine and smiled again.

"Nicole I guess this is your doings?"

Nicole giggled and her chipmunk cheeks turned a dark shade of pink. Terry smiled and rubbed the back of her golden tanned shoulders she had been starting to get these past few days from working in the sun...in fact everyone looked sun beaten.

"Kenneth cooked and Terry and I put the table together...I picked the flowers in the field by the pond."

Ana saw that one of the wild flowers were sitting in her fine smooth looking red hair...Terry must of put it there.

"It's all very beautiful you guys...always going to the extra trouble...I wish I could of done more...all I've been doing is sitting on my ass feeling sorry for myself."

Ana gave a weak giggle as she took a sip of her wine, she saw that the other three gave nervous looks at each other.

Kenneth then cleared his throat and took Ana's free hand which was closer to him...Ana looked down at his large dark hand which covered hers...he locked eyes with her.

"You do enough in the day...maybe a little to much to keep busy, and your not a bad person for crying...Michael was a good man."

Just hearing his name made her heart jump and she felt tears coming their way.

Right away Kenneth knew it was a mistake saying his name...everyone knew how much it hurt Ana to hear his name.

Ana made a soft choking noise deep in her throat and tried her best not to cry...she hated when people saw her cry.

But she was able to get herself under control when Kenneth raised her hand with his and kissed it...a warm smile from his stone set face made her eyes clear.

"Let's eat."

Ana smiled and everything went back to normal, The sound of forks and knifes started and Terry started to chatter like the teenage boy he really was, talking about the X-games and how he used to compete in them every spring.

Everyone listened, Most of all Nicole who looked at Terry like he was the last real guy on earth...well that might of been true.

Sure Kenneth was a man, But Nicole and Kenneth...to funny to think about.

They cracked jokes and everyone laughed, Soon ten rolled around and everyone didn't was shocked to see how time flew.

All of them helped taking off the table and blowing out the candles, Nicole and Ana went into the huge back kitchen and washed the dishes.

While they were doing this Terry and Kenneth had started to fire pit which was called the center of the resort.

It still struck Ana dumb by why on earth they called it the "Fire pit." It reminded her more of a large camp fire.

Once the girls were done they walked out into the breezy night and walked towards the guys.

The whole time while the two girls washed the dishes they didn't say much, Nicole said how lucky she was to of found all these clothes, she asked Ana if she liked her new sweatshirt she thought would be a nice coverup during these brezzy nights.

Ana told her it was nice and that she should find herself once to.

Both were kind of like sisters that really didn't know each other.

Terry then asked Ana if she thought if it was right to start sleeping with Terry?

Ana was caught off guard and looked up at the extra shy teenage girl.

"What?"

"Well I think it's time...both of us do but I'm nervous, I never did it before."

Ana gave her a warm smile and touched her soft face.

"If you think it's the time and your ready go for it."

"Does it hurt?"

Ana kept washing the dishes, she looked outside the glass window at the dark beach and the surf.

"The first time it always does...but it dosn't last long."

"That's what everyone said...my health teacher, my mother...my friends."

Ana smiled again. "She's just a little girl." she thought.

"Have you talked to Terry about this?"

Nicole twisted the dishcloth in a strange nervous way.

"Yes..."

She started slowly.

"It's gonna be our second month soon...I thought then would be the perfect time."

"Two months...had it been that long?" Ana thought, it just seemed like yesterday.

But then again they were in the mall for only two weeks...maybe three, Now everything seemed like a blur.

"Just tell him to take it slow and if you back out that's fine...I was nervous my first time."

"Really?" Nicole asked in pure hope.

"Yeah." she said with a smile as she handed her another dish.

"How old were you?"

"Around your age."

Nicole looked shocked, But Ana's love life really wasn't anything big, she slept with one guy in high school, one in collage and met her husband when she was still in med school.

Her life did flash before her eyes and was rather borning...the only real sex she could still remember and feel was the man she lost, a complete stranger that she had only known within days...now the one she held closer to her heart.

But she didn't tell Nicole any of those things, only to take care of herself and good luck.

Nicole thanked her and gave her a hug, Ana knew she had to look out for her since she had no one else other then Kenneth and Terry...no real family.

After their private talk the two walked outside where a heavy breeze hit them, Ana looked around at the star lit night and told Nicole to tell the others she was tried and would be in her room.

Nicole wished her a good night and waved as she headed down to the fire pit.

Ana smiled and then walked up the other path to her place.

The resort was much like a series of large condos...maybe ten at the least which circled the island.

Ana had picked the one closer towards "her beach." which was nice and big and had a bay window that over looked the cliff.

The large famer's porch which circled the length of her "house" was lit up by dim orange string lights.

She went up the large white and olive green stairs and then opened the screen door and let herself inside.

Inside the place looked like it was cut right out of a fancy hotel magazine.

The furniture was fine white leather and large glass marble tables were all set around. The carpet was white and everything looked fine and polished.

Ana walked through the darkness and turned on one of the side lamps, The power on the island was still running.

She then threw down her sunglasses and flopped on the longer of the two couches and tried to relax...it had been on hell of a day and she was tried.

Ana then shut her eyes and right away the dreams started to come, That's why she hated to sleep most of all...because he would come in them.

She saw his dark gray eyes...looking at her in pain.

Then she could feel him, his soft tanned hands touching her now darker skin...every touch made her jump in her sleep and mutter.

She could see his handsome face bend down to her...just inches away from her lips...ready to kiss her...

Then...

Ana's eyes would snap open and she would find herself alone and in the thin darkness like always.

And so Ana cried.