Bridget had been ignoring Eric all week. He had joined her and Anna at most of the meals, and yet she still found some way of giving him the cold shoulder. Bridget noticed how much of a liking Anna had taken to Eric. She went running with him every morning, and she had attended all of the workshops he gave.

It was the last day of camp. Everyone would be gone by tonight. All of the girls were hovering around each other crying on each other's shoulders. Anna sat on the bleachers and laughed. 'If only Sam were here! She'd be the leader!' Anna suddenly felt the presence of a body beside her. She turned around to find Eric. "Oh. Hey." "Hey Anna. So why aren't you down there saying goodbye to everyone?" Eric asked her. Anna laughed again. "Yeah right! I didn't really make friends with anyone…I had my mind on soccer this whole entire time." Eric pulled out a slip of paper and handed it to Anna. "Well, when you get to New York City, call my office. I'll give you all of the practice information. I've got to head off now. I have a press conference tonight." He patted Anna on the back and jumped off the ledge on the bleachers. Anna got up to go back to her cabin to finish packing. She saw Eric heading in the direction of Bridget's cabin.

Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves. Henry David Thoreau

Bridget had been packing, when she heard the knock at the door. Thinking it was Anna, she didn't turn around. "Come in!' She yelled. Eric was surprised. He stepped in and let the door shut behind him. Bridget picked up Anna's printer and turned around to hand it to her…but it obviously wasn't Anna. "Hey Anna…you are not Anna…" She quickly turned around. "Can I help you Eric?" Eric came to stand beside her. "You can talk to me. How've you been Bee?" Placing her suitcase down on the floor, Bridget made room for her and Eric on the bare mattress. They both sat down. She sat for a moment before she said anything to him. "I've been fine. How have you been?" Eric laughed. "Can you pretend to at least care…just a little bit? We haven't talked in years! And you haven't made any attempts to talk to me this entire week. I think you at least owe me that…you left me standing in an airport 22 years ago!"

Bridget remembered back to that day. "Eric," She said, "I'm not pretending…I just had so much stress on me at the time. I thought I could deal with a relationship with you. I thought I wanted a relationship with you, but that night I kept asking myself the same question. And the answer finally came to me! I needed to find myself before I could let someone else try to figure me out. It seemed right at that age…now it just sounds confusing! But I was ok in the end…I did find myself. I found out who I needed to be." "And who was that?" Eric earnestly asked. Bridget looked up into his eyes and smiled. "Me. After the divorce I realized that I needed to be there for my daughter. I couldn't let her live without a mother…like I did. I quit playing professionally and started coaching at the local middle school. I felt wonderful. All of those questions that I kept asking myself were gone…all of the memories that I had with you…well they're still there…but I don't really think about them anymore! It took a while…but I'm finally happy….what about you? Did you loose yourself?"

Eric shook his head. "No I never lost myself…I only lost you. I never had a child…or a wife for that matter. I always figured that if I couldn't have you…I wouldn't take anyone!" "I've kept you from love?" Bridget laughed. "No you haven't. I've kept myself from that." Eric explained. "Listen Bridget, I've got to go. I've got to be back in the city for a press conference. We need to get together and go out for drinks, or to play soccer or something…I haven't seen you play all week. How can I be sure that you can still play?" "Oh!" Bridget exclaimed. "I can still play! Even if I do have weak knees…something I got from my dad. I'll take you up on that offer though." Bridget stood up to walk Eric out. "Anna is ecstatic about this month. She can't wait to get out on your team's field…I know she won't tell you this, but it took a lot to get Tibby to agree…" There was an awkward silence while the two moved out onto the porch. Eric reached out to give Bridget a hug. She flinched a little. "I don't think that's such a good idea Eric…how about we just shake hands?" Eric shrugged his shoulders. "That's a start. Bye Bridget." Bridget shook his hand. "Bye Eric."

Ella and Holly took the pants to the post office and shipped them to Anna's address in New York City. They bumped into Sean on the way out. "Oh…hey Sean." Ella said as she moved around him. "I'll be in the car Holly." Sean turned to wave to Ella. "Hey." He then turned to Holly. "Hey. What did you have to bring?" "Umm…Ella and I were mailing those pants to Anna…it's her turn." She slowly grabbed his hand and laced her fingers with his. "I think I need to tell Alexia…" Sean looked up and away from Holly's green eyes. "If you think you should…then ok…but all of us are going to have to deal with whatever happens…" "I know that Sean. But we should have thought of that when we started this…I'll talk to you later…or I may not on the account that Alexia may have killed me. I'll have Ella call you in that case!" Holly laughed. Sean wrapped his arms around her and kissed the top of her head. "Don't joke like that Holly." She pulled away and started walking back to her car. "Oh, we both know that I'm not joking…" She pulled her sunglasses down over her eyes and got inside the car. Starting it, and putting it in drive, she sped out of the parking lot.

Holly was too anxious to wait to have to tell Alexia the truth. Now was a better time than ever. Paul had just said grace. Alexia was sitting across from Holly, and even if Alexia wasn't staring at Holly, Holly could still feel her iron gaze. Lena could tell when there was something wrong with her youngest daughter. It was a strange connection they had shared since Holly had been born. "Holly, are you ok? You seem a little strange?" "Yeah." Paul commented. "What's up?"

Holly looked in Ella's eyes, pleading for help. Ella turned away. "May I be excused from the table Lena?" "Sure honey…is everything ok?" Lena asked Ella while she felt her forehead. Ella shook her head. "I'm fine…I just feel a little queasy. I'm not that hungry." Ella got up and ran up the stairs. Holly was left to fend for herself. Lena went back to paying attention to her. "Are you two fighting?" "No mom…I have something to tell you all…but please don't yell at me right now…I couldn't take it." Alexia looked up from her plate and stared at her sister. "Why would we be mad at you? Did you steal something…rob a bank…are you pregnant?" Holly laughed at the latter two. "No I assure you I'm not pregnant and that I did not rob a bank. But I did steal something, however." Paul looked at his wife then at his daughter. "Holly…" "Oh no dad…it's nothing I could get arrested for." "Well then get out with it Holly!" Alexia jokingly yelled from across the table. Holly cleared her throat and pushed away her plate. She was playing with her bracelets underneath the table. "I don't know how to say this without hurting someone…but Mom, Dad…Alex…I've been seeing Sean for the past month…" Holly stopped and flinched back, waiting for the blow that would come from Alexia's side of the table. It didn't come for several seconds. Holly opened one eye, just in time to see her sister flying across the table. Paul jumped up and grabbed Alexia before she landed on the table. Lena grabbed Holly and pulled her up the stairs. They ran up to Holly's room and slammed the door shut behind them. Ella was on lying on Holly's bed reading a magazine. "I'm guessing that didn't go over so well?" Lena put her back against the door and slid down. "You knew about that Ella?" Ella laughed and sat up. "Come on Aunt Lena…you think that I would have actually stayed down there otherwise?" Lena put her face into her hands. "Holly…before or after?" Holly knew what her mother was talking about. "After." Lena kept her hands covering her face. "And who started it?" "He did." Holly said truthfully. "But I will be responsible and take the blame for some of it."

Lena stood up and made sure the door was locked. "I'm going to give you two options Holly…listen carefully." Holly looked at her mom. Lena went on. "You can stay here for the rest of the summer, and have to live with whatever havoc Alex brings upon you…and us. Or you can go with Effie to Greece…she's leaving in two days." Holly really didn't like either of those options. (Either one left her without Sean.) "Mom…" "Greece it is." Lena said as she got up. "Start packing your bags tonight. I'll call Effie."

Lena opened the door and walked out. Ella walked over to Holly and helped her stand up. Come on…I'll drive you down the road."

Sean was in his room reading. His little brother came up to his door and knocked. "Holly is downstairs…she seems upset." Sean got up and ran down the stairs. He saw Holly sitting on the hood of her car. Ella was in the driver's seat. Sean wasn't even close to the car, when Holly came running towards him. "Damn Sean!" "What's wrong Holls? What happened?" He asked her, as she sobbed into his chest. "I told them…and Alexia got really upset. She was still standing with my dad in the dining room, when I left…Sean…my mom is sending me to Greece with my aunt." "What?" Sean yelled. "Are you ok with that?" Holly put her face back into his chest, and pulled him closer. "I think mom was right when she said that Alexia and I should spend some quality time apart…and its Greece…I went there when I was younger…I don't know Sean!" She was crying again.

Holly felt her cell phone vibrating in her sweatshirt pocket. She pulled it out. Her mom's name was flashing on the screen. "Yeah mom?" Lena was sitting at the computer instant messaging her younger sister. "Holly, I just talked to Effie. She's picking you up tomorrow. She has your ticket and I put your passport on your desk. You need to come home as soon as possible…" Holly said bye to her mother and hung up the phone. She put it back in her pocket and wrapped her arms around Sean again. "Looks like I'm leaving tomorrow."

Bridget pulled up to Lena's house. She was going to get Ella, and she had a surprise for her. Lena opened the door and jumped on her friend. "Oh my gosh Bee! I am so glad that I didn't have to raise three teenage daughters!" Bridget hugged her friend. "Hey Lenny!" Lena didn't let go. Bridget tried pulling her arms off of her. Lena stepped back. "I'm sorry…" Lena reached back and shut the door. "Let's just stay out here on the porch. It's not pretty in there." Bridget sat down with Lena on the steps. "What happened?" She asked. Lena rested her head on Bridget's shoulder. "Sean broke up with Alex, but then he and Holly started dating…I don't know! Now I'm shipping her off to Greece like she's some criminal!" Bridget put an arm around Bridget. "I'm sorry! But guess what?" Lena didn't move. "What?" "Eric," was the only thing Bridget said. Lena was up and standing in front of her. "What kind of summer is this turning out to be?"

I now have a job…and I'm not quite sure if I like it! lol! I know right…maybe I should have thought about that before I applied? Right? Yeah! No…had an interesting day…didn't answer my cell phone…almost drove into the front of a gas station…almost…I can't drive when I get upset! OMG was I upset! But it's ok…not really! But it will be! Hope you like this chapter…it's not great…but I have no inspiration! Love you all! Rachel