." Tom whirled on Tania, "You scared the shit out of me!" Sorry!" I'm just not used to..." She was in that bikini again. If anything, it made her look...hotter than being naked, and she looked pretty damned good like that. Tom opened his mouth to tell her to put on something drab that went to her ankles so he wasn't distracted, but he needed distraction -- besides, it was supper-time. Beckoning her forward, he thought a moment and directed, "AI, dinner number six."Tania held up a hand. "If I may. "Hope?" her hand covered her mouth, "Tony? Is that really you?" I didn'tknow if her smile was approval or her fighting the urge to laughhysterically.I tried to roll over the other way, I wanted to run and hide. But shecaught my foot."Oh no you don't young lady, not until I get some answers." It was theyoung lady part that stopped my struggles. She pulled me into her armscuddling me tight. She just held me rocking back and forth for god onlyknows how long."You aren't hope, and Tony doesn't fit.. I woke up many times, and pummelled the pillows before crashing down again for an hour's doze, before waking again with the same dream.At six, long before the alarm would clamour, I decided enough was enough. I got up and wandered downstairs, flicking on the kettle to make a cup of tea. Then I did something I hadn't done for months. Lit a cigarette. It tasted foul, not just because I hadn't smoked for so long, but also because the packet must have been almost a year open. I finished about half. She worked on my left arm and hand and after a minute, she began to work her muscles inside, clenching her ass and doing a thing that Nancy had taught her during a very interesting conversation I'd been privileged to listen to one afternoon. I smiled up at her, and she winked back at me. Nancy and Connie were still talking and not paying attention.Maybe it was the mushrooms, maybe it was the weed, maybe it was the outrageousness of this sneaky, unintended fucking we were doing in front of them..