It's ironic. When I first came here, I felt awkward and anxious with everyone starring at me, but now my presence did stir anyone. It almost bothered me now. I guess it is just yet another reminder of how much things have changed since that fateful day so long ago. I smiled to myself at these thoughts and waved as we walked past a few people that I have come to be friends with. Mel looked at me with an inquiring expression on her face.

"What?" I asked her. Her looks, despite how much I used to create them, could be confusing from the other end.

"Why are you smiling?" she asked, quirking up an eyebrow simultaneously.

"No reason, just glad to be back," I fibbed quickly. She probably knew that there was some other thought rolling around in my mind, considering just how bad a liar I am even in this new body, but she didn't say anything else, just laughed along.

When we reached the kitchen, we were greeted by Heidi who was munching on a roll.

"Hey, I thought I heard that you were back," she smiled. I giggled and Melanie nodded and after grabbing a plate of our own food, we sat down. It was all silence between us at first as we ate, but it didn't take long for the conversation to strike up.

"So, where did you and Jared go off by yourselves?" I asked, not completely ignorant of the acts they had already entered into before. She rolled her eyes at me, probably knowing that there was an undercurrent to my words.

"We were, uh, looking for someone," she said. Wow, way to share, champ. I moved my head a bit as a signal for her to continue on, but that wasn't enough.

"Who?"

"Just someone." There! I saw it, a quick smirk and a slight blush.

"Look Mel, just because we aren't stuck sharing everything, doesn't mean we can't share anything, now," I said softly. It had been a thought I have had a few different times since the my body-swap. I don't think either of us really knew how to get deep together. We didn't know limits anymore since there hadn't been any from the beginning.

"Fine," she sighed giving in. "Well, see, now that everything is all okay between us and Jared and I and you and Ian, we began talking…Jared and I. After everything it is pointless for me to go into detail about how much we appreciate what we have, now. We decided that we sort of, wanted to find a minister of some sort. Even if he wasn't, you know, himself anymore, we were going to try and bring him back and…" she drifted off.

I still didn't know all of the customs here, but I knew what she was trying to say. She and Jared wanted to get married; do things the "right way" as Ian once told her.

"Oh," I replied. "Why didn't you tell me? I could have gone looking around a bit. I don't really know how to recognize one, but I would still do it for you two."

"I know you would, but its just we didn't want everyone want to know yet," she said, looking down at the table.

"Everyone is expecting you two to be together, though." I said confused.

"See, that's just it, though. There is more to it than that…um…" she began nervously, but we were interrupted by a bouncing Jamie before she could continue.

"Food!" he exclaimed. He grabbed his own plate full of food and placed himself in between us. He smelled like soap and water. He must have been quick enough to get to the front of the line for cleaning up.

I made a point to give Melanie a meaningful look before looking back to Jamie and laughing as he ate in a rather messy manner.

Others soon joined us in the kitchen including Doc, Sharon, Ian, Jared, and Kyle (with Sunny still keeping her arms wrapped around him. For a moment I let my mind wonder on if she had gone into the bathroom with him. I laughed slightly to myself and shoved the thought out as Ian bent down to give me a kiss. I felt my cheeks get hot as he did so. Everyone knew about our relationship every bit as much as they knew about anyone else's here (there really wasn't any way around that) but I still felt the reaction each time. I think this body was slowly, very slowly, growing used to the public, though.

I looked across from me and saw Melanie embracing Jared. I wondered if he knew.