Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Roseanne had completely blanked out on that part of the night.

All she remembered was her dad, Norris, nudging her to see Owen off. And then...

Nothing.

When she woke up the next morning, snug in her bed and stretching lazily, she didn't feel a thing was amiss.

Madge, her stepmom, popped her head in with a warm cup of tea, "You up?"

Sitting up, Roseanne took the cup, sipped, and then heard Norris chime in-

"Let's see if you dare to sneak that much booze again! You were a wild one, listening to no one, acting all crazy."

Wild? Crazy? Roseanne's sipping paused abruptly.

Fragments of memories flickered through her mind, elusive as smoke.

She swallowed hard, her voice tentative, "Dad, what did I do last night?"

"Oh, what did you do? You don't remember?"

Roseanne shook her head frantically. She truly had no idea.

his hair

here! Off you go, let her

One second.

Two seconds.

On the third-

mortified wail erupted from

There went her dignity!

look,

like you, can't

retorted, "And like you, loves

gave him a look, "Asking for it,

raised his hands in surrender,

...

peaceful,

scene, realizing no one was reining

shake off the disgust..Hearing from security that they were camping at the gates come rain or shine, even bringing stoots and snacks for a long haul, made

Are those two still

as she asked the maid who had just returned from grocery

there. When Sadie and I went out, that man and woman glared at us, looking

hotel where she could just barge in. Causing trouble here could get her slapped with a breaking and entering charge. So, she and