Chapter 750

• Smiling, he went back down the long hallway and paused at the door to the den. He heard Heidi's distinctive laugh and smiled. Opening the door a crack, he smiled, seeing most of the others that he hadn't located in his early morning search.
• Looking inside, he smiled wider and stepped in. The two couches on opposite ends of the den were occupied. Heidi, Becky, and Rachel were snuggled up on one, mid-conversation with Dana, Paul, and Derrek on the other couch.
• "Hey there handsome," Heidi said, smiling as she and the other four looked up.