” She had an old Ford Focus, but it was at the dealership for repairs.“Let me throw something on and I’ll take you,” her mother said.“No, no... I’ll take her,” Wes said. “I need to get to the factory anyway.”A few minutes later, Lucy slipped into the passenger’s side of Wes’ Corolla. The car was clean, but it had seen better days. Lucy’s skirt rode halfway up her thighs as she settled into the seat, but she didn’t try to pull it down. She pulled the shoulder belt tight between her breasts in. Eyes that command your attention, and contain a smoldering sensuality that promises uncontrollable passion. Passion. How did I lose the ability to awaken that passion within her? It was such a gradual thing that it slipped away unnoticed. Marriage leads to familiarity. Familiarity leads to predictability. Predictability leads to boredom. I’m sure it’s the same path travelled by thousands of other couples. Children come and free time goes. Promotions mean more work and less time. Stress saps. She felt Kaitlin's hand on her shoulder,trying to force her to sit down, even as the other woman whispered,"Hush" in a firm voice. She looked fiercely at Horace, then shifted tostare at Kaitlin, but she did sit down.Horace went on. "As I was saying, _Miss_ O'Hanlan took a leave ofabsence. Her brother, Liam, will be sitting in for her until theelection in September. Since we can't have two board members on acommittee; that leaves an opening on the new building fund committee.I talked things. Now come with me and we will get rid of thatboys uniform and get you a school uniform more appropriate for you. Youare in the 6th grade. I do not know if we will be able to find a girluniform that small for your age group. We will probably have to give youthe little girl's jumper instead, but that should work for you since youare acting like a little baby anyway." I continue to cry as Sister Ellentakes my hand and we walk out of the office. I cry all the way down thehallway until we get to the.