"I never realized it until now." I'm right here, my love. I've never been far away."He held me until I calmed down. At last I pulled away and I pulled...some tissues from my purse and wiped my eyes."I'm sorry, I don't know what came over me," I murmured."It's ok - I totally understand how you feel." I think I'm going to go home now," I said, feeling very tired."Do you need a ride or something?" he asked as we stood up."No, I have a limo. I just need to call him."I reached in my purse for my cell. So beautiful,” I stammered, my throat feeling dry.“Thank you, but you are still dressed,” she said. “I expect to see you naked as well.”I quickly removed my clothes, tossing them on the floor in the general direction of the chair; and I pulled the bedcovers back. She looked at me, smiled, and lay down on the bed, patting the mattress next to her. I lay in the bed next to her, and she pulled the covers up over us. She lay on her side, facing me, and I did the same, and put an arm around her,. Maria Elena diverted her attention from the anti-drug pictures. She had a much more urgent matter to take care of. In that crowded school, she hoped to find a bathroom or sink private enough for her to clean off her pellets and get them back inside her body, either by re-swallowing them or by shoving them up her bottom. She had some Vaseline, so she calculated that shoving the cocaine up her bottom might be the easier way to go. 30 pellets was a lot, however, so she resigned herself to the fact. The pay was not that great, however, and was highly dependent on commissions. The solid health coverage was the main thing that made the job worthwhile for her family.Because of her appearance and manner, Gretchen made it to the upscale women's apparel department, where she had been for the last eleven years. As department stores in general slid from favor, her department suffered even more. Lately, her absolute dollar compensation sometimes fell below that of ten years before.Gretchen knew the.