Suddenly, hefelt her hand entwining with his. He turned to look at her, and saw shewas looking deep into his eyes. Without thinking, he kissed her. Sh...returned his kiss with a passion, grabbing hold of him and pushing himhard against the doorframe. Her leg lifted up and around him, and hegrabbed hold of her, kissing her hard, reaching behind her and cuppingher ass with his hands. She moaned in pleasure, but as he pulled herinside the room, aiming for the bed, she pulled away."Wait," she said. Before he can stand up she’s beside him to help him limp to the toilet. They shower, get dressed, and go down for breakfast. While going down the stairs Jenny says, “I’m out of the work roster as of this morning. I’ll accept being paid to help you, but only until we’re married. After that I shouldn’t be paid.” Mort is too smart to argue about something so minor when Jenny has such strong feelings about it, so he just nods his acceptance of her statement.After breakfast they go to have a word. I arrived at Mount Juniper on a tuesday in early spring. I unpacked my belonging from the back of my tiny U-Haul and headed inside. I didn't know what to expect as I opened the door, a decaying ruin or a shell picked over by vengeful family members. Pushing the large double door aside I found an altogether well kept Manor House. The grand foyer was majestic, a large crystal chandelier hovered overhead and just beyond was a massive stairway that lead up to a second tier which had smaller stairs. His ability to produce as much as any other employee had earned him more and more responsibility. At eighteen, he had joined the union and bid a permanent night shift in the toughest department of the foundry.The men in his department had tried to warn him that no one lasted long at that job because of the backbreaking tasks performed in brutally hot temperatures. They had meant well, but their advice had fallen on deaf ears. For Brian, work was escape from the memories that seared his soul. In.