The one benefit was that she got up really close to me. I put my arm around her and she got her head into that nook right between my shoulder and arm....She laid there for the rest of the movie. When the credits came on, she looked up at me. I took my opportunity and kissed her softly on her lips. She accepted me with earnest and kissed me back. I opened my mouth and pressed my tongue against her lips. She parted them and let my tongue in. She pulled back after about 40 seconds and just looked at. I peeked in and saw my wife looking at the swing. I quietly went inside. I went down to the basement and asked her what was going on. She smirked and said she was giving the swing a look over. She tried to sit in it, but her clothing restricted her. I told her it was geared for people with less on. She took off some clothing and in her bra and g-string, she sat in it. She had a look of a k** at an amusement park. I just let her get used to it. Maybe I would not have to end up returning it after. I can't express it properly, I'm afraid, but the effect was that something bubbled up, growing inside me. Something that could no longer be denied.I found myself saying, "I love you, Grace." I thought for a moment that she had not heard me, because she made no response. I even felt some relief, as if I had been let off the hook, but then she spoke, quietly but clearly."You must not. You cannot."I didn't know how to respond to that, but after we'd been standing there for a few minutes longer, I. " I had a nice feeling about this conversation. The trip up the coast wasn't a done deal, but I sensed she would give it a fair hearing.The meal was excellent, just as I expected. Natasha loved crab, while I wanted to try the calamari, fresh from Monterey Bay. Neither of us was disappointed. She was clearly still mulling my proposal over in her mind, uncertain whether to accept or not."How can you afford to pay for all this?" she asked, referring to the meal and my offer of a ride."Does it.