I didn't want anything of our past to ever boil over into Mel, Jessie and Hailey's lives. It was some time ago and they had nothing to do with any of ...t, but because of it, there was the possibility of them getting into a dangerous situation they were ill equipped to cope with. Sandy and I were trained for it; they were not!We're dammed if we do, dammed if we don't. They need to know some so they can be prepared if anything ever happens, but if they know too much or just enough, they can be. So how goes your day?” I asked while preparing myself for the onslaught.“Tell me Ed, are you going to join us or not. Lucinda wasn’t sure after you stormed out of the Stew and Que?” he asked.You know I have to keep her guessing. I just hate to be taken for granted,” I explained with a laugh.“Hey, she asked you over dinner,” Tommy replied trying to make nice.“Did she tell it that way?” I asked with another laugh. “I had to pay for the dinner.”“So what’s going to be next,” he asked.Well, if you. ’ Mary giggled and said, ‘All right. But I have to change first. I’ve been cleaning and I’m a mess.’ Matt didn’t think she looked messy, but he didn’t argue. He waited until he heard her bedroom door close, then he quietly slipped up the stairs, got one of his cameras from his room, and eased through the bathroom, intending to snap some pictures of Mary as she changed. When he opened the door, he was startled to find her naked, arms outstretched, lying on the bed. ‘What took you so long?’ she. I felt beads of sweat gather of my back. He held his gaze for a second longer, then he was gone.I thought about him all day long. I thought about his face, his amazing body that i was dying to touch, to stroke, to pull ontop of my own. I had never had this with a guy before, i felt almost slutty and promiscuous, but i liked it.I got one last glimpse of his meaningful stare as i drove my car out of the lot, squeezing the wheel untill our line of sight was broken, and my muscles relaxed.I thought.