" Like we did," Thomas added. "I liked it too." Yes, like we did. It is just part of her nature and tells her that she is loved. A woman needs to know...that she is loved. She can never be kissed too much." I love you, Mother," Thomas said sincerely."I know, Sweetheart, and I love you too," she answered, stroking his cheek.He grabbed her hand from his face. "No. Not like a kid kissing his mother ... like ... well, it is more than that. I don't know how to explain it."Grace didn't respond for fear. That afternoon, I sat out on my rear veranda, taking in the summer sun, when the sound of girlie laughter and general happiness wafted over the fence to my ears. I looked over to the fence, then up at the rear of the house. There was no-one at the upstairs windows, so I wandered over the lawn and up to my high fencing. A third of the way along, at my own head height, was a knotty eye in the wood, a small eye which nevertheless allowed me good visibility of next doors rear garden. I peered. Toney was her first affair, then briefly with her friend's husband and lastly Paul, all of this in a span of 10 years. All throughout that night I asked her repeated qurestions, what position, where they do it, how it started, did she enjoy it, everything. I would lay down and stand up and walk around whole night. Diane keep on apologizing for our daughter's sake. She know I have money on top of my Shipping job I'm also in line for a very big inheritance from my grampa. Even if she is only. After the parade, Samantha met in the Commanding Officer's Boardroom with the Colonel, his battalion commanders and Butch. All of them had two questions for Michael: why, and how will this work?The Colonel answered the "why" first. "Last night, Optio Redburn made a remark about how the youngsters out here were maturing faster than their Earth-based counterparts. The reason is that they're seeing adults do adult stuff and through sleep-training are receiving their education at an already.