"I thought you'd like thatone," he said while taking it from me carefully and placing it on acounter. "This will make an excellent backup guitar. Now,...if you'llexcuse me for a moment, I'll go get Sparkle."I was completely confused. I didn't know what he was talking about, and Isaw a sly grin on his face as he stepped behind the counter and walkedthrough a door into the back of the store. I turned to Dad, who sharedthe same sly grin. Now I knew for sure that things were not how theyseemed - Dad. Grabbing your shirt, I pressed myself closer into you, taking your mouth in a deep, passionate kiss. When you broke away from me, I was breathing hard. You picked me up by the hips and kissed my neck and collarbones while my legs wrapped around you. I moaned into your ear and ground my hips into you. You took us to our bedroom and dropped me on my back. I leaned back on my elbows and watched you pull your shirt over your head and throwing it on the ground. You then crawled on the bed as I. . maybe more than a throng ... more than a gathering but less than a crowd."Popped in without checking?" Junior needed me ... you know how mothers are..." she trailed off."Mothers ... I understand." 'Mothers' was an expletive... 'I understand.' was in a resigned voice."Look," said Andrea, "Do everybody except the old guys ... they deserve an adventure." We're standing here ... listening ... don't treat us like we're old and deaf." How many get the adventure?" Tim asked.Andrea started pointing. " I can't keep up with all these new political parties. Whatever happened to the old certainties, Eric?" The electorate is perverse, my lord. They would prefer to be represented by a rabble of pretty much identical pinko political parties rather than by a sensible choice between a strong Conservative government and a weak coalition of Greens and Socialists." You were never one of those who liked it when the Tories merged with the Liberals, were you?" It only served to further compromise an.