As the van pulled into the parking lot, Kalee saw Tess, Monica, and Andrew standing on the sidewalk with Father Denis waiting to welcome them. John put the van in park and the group hopped out and grabbed their luggage. Kalee led them into the main body of the church and they piled their stuff in a pew. Kalee ran back outside and met the three angels with a big hug.

"We missed you so much." Monica told her, smiling. Kalee looked away a little shy and noticed the rest of the group was looking at her. Kalee waved them over and introduced each of them individually. That night they had a big turkey dinner and sat around and talked into the wee hours of the morning. The rest of the week was spent preparing for the first night of LIFETEEN. When the night came, Kalee placed herself at the piano and stretched out her fingers. Kalee throughout the mass would peer into the center front couple of pews to see what teens had come. After the mass, the teens moved into the hall and Kalee got on her costume for her first skit of the year. They did the skit perfectly and got undressed. They then introduced themselves to the teens and told them their names and where they were from. Kalee guessed that there were about 30 teens there and she hoped there would be more. They all had a wonderful time and the months flew by as Kalee grew close to a number of the girls. One night, when they were cleaning up after LIFETEEN, Father Denis came to her with Andrew. Kalee got worried since Andrew wasn't smiling and usually Monica would come to tell her something. Kalee dropped her broom with a "fwak" and ran over to them.

"What's wrong ?" Kalee asked, her voice catching in her throat.

"Andrew and I have something we need to talk to you and Rafael about." Father Denis explained. Kalee glanced over at Andrew for reassurance. He wouldn't make eye contact with her.

"Rafael didn't come tonight, he said he was busy with something." Kalee told them.

"We know." Andrew said, still serious. Kalee followed them into Father Denis office and again found the red puffy chairs around the table. Kalee wished Monica was there for support, cause she had a feeling she wouldn't get any from Andrew. Kalee sat in the chair closest to her, crossed her legs and began picking at her nails. This was a nervous habit she had started and couldn't get rid of. Andrew sat down beside her in another chair and grabbed her hand so she couldn't pick at it. Father Denis sat opposite them and pulled out a folder with paper.

"Would you be able to do me a favor, Kalee?" Father Denis asked, looking at her. Kalee didn't want to be there. She felt uncomfortable and out of place. Kalee tried to get her hand out of Andrew's grasp, but he held firm. Seeing that he wouldn't get an answer he continued,

"You know that World Youth Day is happening this year in Toronto." Kalee nodded her head in recognition.

"Well, we need a representative to present the gift to the Pope." Father Denis said, pointing to John Paul's picture on the wall. Kalee's eyes lit up and she sat up. Andrew noticed the change and let go of her hand.

"I'll do it!" Kalee said, not letting Father Denis finish explaining. Father Denis let out a laugh and Andrew smiled. Father Denis got up and went to his desk to put the folder away. Kalee turned to Andrew,

"What's wrong Andrew?" Andrew looked into her eyes, a look of pain on his face.

"I wish I didn't have to do this, but I am going to have to send you away to a place for training and well, we won't be able to be with you." Andrew explained.

"How long would it be?" Kalee asked him.

"A couple of weeks." Andrew said, he got up and left the room. Kalee sat there, she couldn't move. Father Denis came over to her and passed her the form she needed to fill out. Kalee filled out the form and then stopped. She noticed she had left a blank spot about halfway down the page. It was the space where you put the name of a parent/guardian. Even though she was 19, Kalee needed to fill it out, because it said in the fine print that you had to write your parent/guardian's name for insurance purposes.

"Andrew, could you come here please!" Kalee yelled, hoping that he would come. Andrew came to the door.

"What do you need?" he asked her.

"I don't know how to fill this section out." Kalee said, pointing at the piece of paper on the table. Andrew came to the table and saw where she was pointing. He looked up, as if waiting for an answer, which she hoped he did. Andrew closed his eyes in deep thought and then looked at her with deep love in his eyes. She noticed the change in his mood, he seemed a little more happy then he had earlier.

"So?" she said, looking at him.

"Put me." he said, with no emotion in his face, but she wasn't looking at his face she was looking at his eyes. She could tell he was very happy, full of peace, so full of emotion he was going to explode.

"O.k." Kalee said, as she turned back to the paper and slowly wrote his name in the space, just in case he changed his mind. When Kalee looked up she saw Andrew standing by the window, she felt sad for him, he was taking this hard. Kalee got up and walked over to Andrew.

"Come with me, and close your eyes." Kalee told Andrew, as she grabbed his hand and led him through the door. She led him through a small door at the back of the church. She had been through it many times herself, but alone. This time, though, she would bring Andrew. She opened the door and stepped on to the grass. The glade was surrounded by trees and a waterfall, and on the far side stood a statue of Jesus and Mary. The pose that they were in was one of comforting. Mary was holding Jesus in her arms comforting him as he worried about the world. Kalee sat down in front of the statue and Andrew followed her led.

"You can open your eyes." she said, with a smile. Slowly Andrew opened his eyes and took in his surroundings.

"It's beautiful!" Andrew said, his voice disappearing in his throat. Kalee smiled and said,

"I want to discuss something with you." she said, catching his eye.

"Like what?" Andrew asked, looking at her with a puzzled expression.

"You seem so worried about me going to this training thing, and I thought..." Andrew cut Kalee off before she could finish.

"You are not going to give this up because of how I feel, Kalee." he said, looking at her. Kalee smirked, trying to stay serious.

"What?" Andrew said, wondering why she was laughing.

"All I was going to say was that I thought about the gift God gave me, and was wondering if we wanted to keep contact that way." she paused to let the thought sink into his head.

"I see." he said, as he got to his feet. Kalee looked up at him.

"Is it possible?" she asked him, not knowing all the rules yet.

"It certainly is." said a voice from behind her. Kalee jumped to her feet and turned around, to find Monica standing there.

"Would you stop doing that." Kalee said with exaggeration in her voice, "One of these days I'm going to have a heart attack."

"Sorry." Monica said as she hugged Kalee. She then walked over to Andrew and whispered something in his ear. Andrew nodded and disappeared.

"Where did he go?" Kalee asked, not having finished her conversation.

"He has an assignment he needs to take care of." Monica explained. Kalee went back to her room and wrote a letter to her group explaining what had happened and that she had appointed Gloria as co-leader way she was gone. The next morning, bright and early, Kalee received a reply, it read:

Dear Kalee,

We received your letter this morning and are all very happy for you. We will pray for you while you're gone and hope you do us proud. Gloria is very excited about her new position and definitely won't let you down.

We love you very much.

Rafael, Gloria, Amanda, Josee, Kyle, Chris, John

Kalee folded up the letter and stuck it in her coat pocket. The horn of Tess's convertible blared in her ear as she headed out the door, and hopped into the back of the car.