And now would be no different. The fairy tale ended abruptly after an annual visit to her doctor. By the time the cancer was discovered it had taken m...re of her than medicine could save. Her last days were a blur to her. To control her pain the medications had to be strong and it took her away from him. When she would surface from the fog she would feel him there beside her, a strong hand stroking her hair or holding one of hers. When the life that remained finally left he was there beside her,. Once, when mom took me to the mall to pick up some more shirts, I foundmyself staring across the aisle at the Junior's department andwondering if I'd look good in some tops that were on display and whatskirts or jeans I could match them up with. I got lucky that time andwas able to pull my attention back to the shirts mom wanted to show mebut judging from the strange look she gave me, I think she overheard methinking out loud about a dress that I thought would look great on meand I did get just. I told her, We have to go back to how it was before. No inappropriate texts, pictures, or videos, no inappropriate touching, etc. That is the rule until you Aunt leaves. Shes got money and she cant be here for long. Shell just be here for a short time until she feels ready to get her own place. I have to admit that when I said that I thought that Jackie would be gone much quicker. But I was beginning to be glad that she had hung around. I finally felt like I was regaining my senses. I felt the. .." Mona blushed deeply. "You talked about that, huh?" "Oh hell yeah. He told me as I was getting in the car. He swore I'd had a romp with Devon." Daphne sat down on the edge of the bed. Mona was almost dumbstruck at how perfectly shapely Daphne was. Smiling, Daphne innocently patted a space on the bed next to her. "Well, for the record, Dev was hoping, too. He didnt say much, but his eyes lit up when you guys called." Mona joined Daphne on the bed. Daphne looked down at her legs, and smiled.