“I could cook something,” Leila volunteered. “If you’re hungry?”“We just fucking ate, Leila. We just ate.”“Oh,” Leila said, feeling ...erself get smaller by the second. She dropped her head and turned and opened the front door and walked out. She sat on the porch stairs and wrung her hands.Delia and Nathan stayed inside, talking. They haggled over the arrangement, and came to some terms. An hour went by as Leila heard them argue over her. It made her feel horrible. She felt the urge to just walk. Gene knocked on the door and waited.Chapter 2,The lovers meetA sensuous voice came from behind the door "Gene?" He answered "Yes" The door slowly opened. She was beautiful, wearing a silk robe tied at the waist; she greeted him with shining eyes and an outstretched hand. "It is so good to finally meet you in person," Alyssa remarked. Gene took her hand, raised it as he lowered his head, never leaving her eyes, and gently kissed the tips of her fingers. " Believe me, the pleasure is all mine," . Hoot looked over his shoulder, then reached into his inside jacked pocket to pull out his rear view mirror. Petey clapped his hands: ‘Good to see some thing’s haven’t changed.’ ‘I have to keep an eye on those kids,’ Hoot groused. ‘They’ve been getting extremely too fond of each other lately.’ ‘Yeah, Hoot,’ Freddy interjected. ‘What d’ya think of Tabby going out with Mutt’s grandson.’ ‘Oh, the boy’s all right,’ Hoot admitted. ‘Must take after the other side of his family. Hates the old man with. She had enjoyed every second of it. I guess it’s apt to do a psychological analysis of myself at this point, because the first thing I did was make out with Matt. I turned straight to him and started kissing him while simultaneously I began the process of removing his clothes. Writing this, this is actually the first chance I’ve had to reflect on the whole thing. I guess I was feeling guilty, partly. Because, like I said, yes, I enjoyed kissing my best friend — not nearly as much as I enjoy.