They ambled slowly into the clearing, rubbing their satiated bodies against each other with gentle playfulness, bumping and stumbling with laughing abandon. Then Lani stopped in surprise as she saw the familiar Ford Falcon parked in front of the main meeting hall.

"Hey Bob," she said, growing excited, "that looks like my mother's car."

Bob looked up and a slight frown twisted his face.

"Yeah, it sure does."

Lani ran up to the small car, peeked inside, saw the familiar upholstery and fittings, and then turned to Bob enthusiastically.

"It is her, Bob, she's come to visit me!"

"Great, kiddo… great," he said darkly.

Lani didn't notice his tone of voice, but started quickly up the stairs onto the front porch of the meeting hall. She met Moses, the thickly bearded man in overalls who had made such a good impression on her mother, coming out the front door.

"Hey, Moses, guess what?"

Moses smiled at her excitement, and gave her a fatherly pat on the head.

"Your mother's come to visit. I know, I've already met her."

"Isn't she great?" Lani didn't wait for an answer. "Where is she? Is she inside?" She started for the screen door of the meeting hall.

"No, she's not in there," Moses advised her. "I showed her the way to your cabin. I think she wanted to sit down and rest. She was pretty tired from her climb."

"What climb?"

"She took a little walk up to the Chapel, looking for you," Moses answered. He caught the quick and apprehensive look Lani shot Bob, who was sitting now on the steps below them. "But she said she couldn't find you."