"Kinda cool, though, right?" I took it in my hand, examining it closely. A tiny inscription on the inside read: MAY THE PLEASURES OF YOUR DREAMS COME ...RUE."Huh. Onyx?" Obsidian. Got it at the pawn on the ground floor around the block--where you sold your class ring when we moved here. Guess how much?" Fifty," I said."Thirty." Clearly she was proud. "Stuck right out at me." Kinda neat." I kissed her on the cheek and turned back to my computer."I gotta ask, though--why were you at the pawn shop?. .." behind her. Everything was suddenly too bright, too loud and too fast around her. She held the paper bag close to her chest while she watched and waited for a chance to cross the street. A bicyclist in advertisement-laden white Speedo and a large curved bike helmet zipped past in the bike lane, tires whirring as he passed. With the light changed to red and no cars turning right, the street was empty and Kelly scrambled across to the other sidewalk. She approached the old woman cautiously,. I freed my mouth from hers and kissed the exposed areas of her neck. I felt her shiver and her arms tightened around my neck. As I ventured further, I encountered a shoulder strap with a bow on the top of each shoulder. The satiny feel of her nightgown ended with a fancy ruffle just above her firm ass as my hands continued down her back. I got her to relax her strangle hold on my neck and laid her softly back on the bed beside me. This allowed me to explore her frontal areas. She was a. And believe me, these people are anxious for me and Mimi to get married there with ‘em.”“Not gonna ... Sane, right?” his dad asked.“Sane in the craziest of ways, Dad,” Tommy told him. “They’re not conventional, but they’re terribly REAL. You won’t be outraged. No way. And you won’t be among strangers. My people up there are friendly in ways you can’t imagine...”His mom looked to me. “Yes, Mizz Dalton. They just envelop people, bring them in. They did that to me. I’m the community nanny...”“How.