Episode 37. The following morning was a daze to me. I'd woken up to the comfort of the warm bed beneath my skin. I didn't want to wake up from this bed but I knew I had to. I laid still on the bed,my eyes wide open,calculating how much longer I could spend on this heavenly bed before leaving. Ric slept in the next room. He's so close to you. . . . so what,inner voice? I tried to stand up and get washed up so I'd stop entertaining thoughts about Ric. In the bathroom,I started to think all about today. What was going to happen. Tonight is the masquerade ball party. A lot was gonna go down tonight, I didn't know how but I know it when i see Ric's eyes,the determination to make things right. When I stepped out of the bathroom, the hotel's telephone rang from my bedside table. I picked it a

