“You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.” ~ Bob Marley ~~~ (Elian) After dealing with Qarinah, and convincing her to make time for dinner, Elian went to the OOA house, and quickly changed and went to sleep. She was so tired, and she wanted to meet Quillon in her dreams. She missed him already, and after dealing with the stress of dealing with Qarinah, Elian needed the reprieve and there was no one better than Quillon to help her de-stress. 'Yeah, right... is that what we are calling mindless s*x?' Xena poked her tongue out, a wicked smile on her lips. 'Yes, that is what we are calling s*x!' Elian said as she pulled the blanket up to her chin and closed her eyes, and the past few weeks flashed behind her closed eyes. Sometimes, she was still