"Be gentle, OK?" she said as he approached, a trace of fear in her eyes."Of course," he said softly.Their bodies folded together and Bill felt the sof... warmth. She rested her head on his shoulder.Bill gave a sigh of contentment. So this was a real hug. They were both fully clothed, but this felt closer to a woman than he'd ever been. He smelled her hair, then ran one arm up and down her back while the other fondled her butt. He certainly wanted her.She looked up. "So you like me? You find me. .. win win!As I entered the party, Avalon ran up to me and threw a Santa hat on my head and gave me a hug as she led me to my friend, her husband, Mark. He and I hugged and he introduced me to some of his friends, neighbors and a few co-workers and handed me a beer. Avalon returned to her friends across the room but started sending me text messages."Hey sexy, I'm excited for my gift!" she text me followed by "I have to go next door to finish up the food and bring back some gifts... care to join. Jim was a star defensive end for the footballteam, and she was the cheerleading captain back in their 'glory' years. He inherited the 15,000 acre farm from his Dad who had died a decadeearlier.The trip took a good 30 minutes, and most of the way was on dirt roads.At last, the truck pulled down a long driveway and up in front of alarge 2 story house."Wow! Some house!" I said in awe."Yeah, we like it, though I'll tell ya, it's a lot to keep up," cameMary's reply."Go ahead in with the Misses. If we all work together and help each other, I believe that we can submit eight journal papers to the appropriate journals in a month."The doctors and nurses under Doctor Kelly will be working with you, and will be writing up the results of their clinical trials. These results, of course, have also been excellent."If you all give up your personal lives for just a few weeks, I reckon that we can crack it."Are you all agreed?"Julie found herself nodding, but a part of herself did not know.