The man slowly guides himself into her. Cynthia’s eyes close as she takes in the moment. “Look at me,” he demands. She opens her eyes to do so. ...��I love you,” he tells her. “Have I ever told you that?”She shakes her head and says, “Never.”“I do,” he whispers as he kisses her nose once again. “I wish I had said it sooner.”Cynthia goes to open her mouth to give a reply, but the man clamps his hand over it, giving her a half smile and pushing his way deeper inside. AS he withdraws, she arches her. ? There! I silently and quickly hide under her bed, the dangling fabric below her mattress hiding me. I silently roll over and lay face up under the bed. I hear Mom's footsteps enter the room and begin to walk around to the other side. "She did say she was going out tonight. Maybe she left early." Mom says to no one in particular. A few seconds pass and Mom says, "Yes. We probably can start this early. I'll see you in a little bit." What is she talking about? I ask myself, trying not to breath. " Well, those are two very well-known pieces of music. Joyce, where's the lady's room?" Down the hallway on the left," said Mom as she took a load of laundry into the garage as that's where the washer is.Gerty takes her half-glasses and beaded pearl chain and puts them on the table, then heads to the bathroom.With her beads over my neck, I peer thru her half-glasses. Did she drop them in her soup? I got them spotless and sparking and put them back where she left them. She comes back and sits. I assured everyone that the house had now been stripped down to its very foundations and that nothing of the sort had been found or ever likely would be. That suited everybody, especially me I assured them, just fine.It was nice now knowing that I had some minimal support for changing the leadership of our HOA, and they didn't disappoint us at all by completely trying to change the rules on us at the Wednesday night meeting! Fortunately, I'd brought my pet lawyer along to watch the fun and he.