As she sat with her knees pulled up tight against her chest, she covered her legs with the thin gown, trying to hide her nudness. Rolling over and get...ing out of bed Ann picked up her robe and went to the kitchen. Coming back she handed Mary a glass of juice. Sitting down beside Mary, she wrapped her arms around her. After a few minutes Mary said I'm not like this. Trying not to make eye contact, she said I've never been with a girl before. Caressing Mary's hair Ann said it was something we. One time when he was between girlfriends she got a little drunk with him and cuddled and kissed him, letting her hands explore his body.Then when they were home alone she moved on so that it was a real make-out session. They kissed, their tongues ending up in each other’s mouths.The charade of a motherly kiss was finally over.Their hands explored each other’s bodies. Yvette had ended up sitting on a kitchen bench, with him standing between her legs, grinding himself against her. She could feel. I felt guilty for cheating on my wife, even if she thought of it as therapy, rather than cheating. At the same time, the intimacy I’d shared with Eve was like a drug, a little like the morphine that had eased my pain. The life I was living was dull. I was trudging down train tracks, on artificial legs, and the tracks seemed to go on forever. I was worried that Eve was mad at me. I was worried that Val would find out. I was worried that I masturbated two times a day, and couldn’t decide whether. Melanie's fist crashed into the side of Robb's head, knockinghim over. He began to cry."It's me. It's Robb. Stop. Stop hitting me." Too many things werehappening."Bullshit. You can't be Robb..." Melanie cocked her hand back for anotherswing."No. No, it's me. I swear." This girl shivered on the floor. Stammeringas she curled herself into a ball."Remember that time we stole that car, drove it all the way out toLoveland? And I left the weed at home?" She was talking faster, hervoice going up an.