As they locked lips again, old feelings began to resurface. Their kisses turned from tender to passionate and he caressed her tongue with his as she d...d the same. Not leaving the embrace of each other, they made their way to his bed. Pausing to stroke the hair away from her face and the tears from her cheek, he lowered his arms to the bottom of her blouse. She smiled, raising her hands into the air as he slowly lifted the garment over her body and past her arms. Dropping it onto the floor, he. It happens out of nowhere, the water is too fast, and there’s too much debris in the water. Anything living caught in a flashflood is swept away so fast there’s no way to help them. Usually, they are found dead, far downstream. Sometimes they die from drowning and sometimes from being battered by small boulders, tree limbs, or tree trunks. Either way, they are just as dead.”“I’ve heard about flashfloods, Paul, but I’ve never really seen one as it happened.”“Come for a visit in late summer and. **** Dan still felt like he was floating several hours later as he drove down the county road back toward town. Brooke sat in the passenger seat, her hand lying on her tummy, a languid smile on her face. “Oh, that was so good,” she said for the second time since getting in the car. “I can’t believe I’ve never even heard of that place.” The little country restaurant where he’d taken her didn’t advertise except by word of mouth, and didn’t have any sort of regular hours. It didn’t even have a. I reached down and helped her to stand then sat down in my chair.She sat on the floor next to me and continued crying. I didn’t know what to do I was never good with such things. I just ran my hand over her shoulders as she cried and waited. After a few minutes she stopped and I handed her a box of Kleenex I had nearby as she blew her nose and tried to clean her face. She sat on the floor a few minutes composing herself. She looked up at me and smiled and then got up and sat in the chair across.