Everly and Ella cleared the table after dinner, and did the dishes too. "So, what's new in your life?" Ella sighed dramatically, "tell me everything!" She had last seen her cousin last thanksgiving, but hadn't forgotten how exhausting she could be at times. Way too much charisma for one person, Everly liked to think. "What do you want to know?" Everly chuckled. "Uh, how it's going with school, who you're dating, who you're hanging out with, everything!" She loved this creature so much,but God! She could be inquisitive most days. "Okay, school's okay. I'm actually graduating next semester." She smiled proudly of her upcoming achievement. "And, uh..." She had never shared the details of her relationship with Michael with anybody else before, except Jasmine. But she realized that there w

