Then he put on another pair of trousers and sat back down on his pillow beside me. He conversed with the young lady and the boy but not with me. He k...ew I wouldn't understand him. I just sat and looked around while enjoying the warmth from the fire. Not too long after the lady had finished cleaning the mud off of his pants, she got up and retrieved what appeared to be a table cloth from the items placed around the walls. She spread out the cloth on the carpet not far from the fireplace. Then. Apart from anything, I had a busy schedule today with meetings backed right up to 6pm. All I wanted to do later was to eat my dinner and fall asleep in front of the TV. The early meal finished, there followed a quick peck of a kiss as we headed for our respective cars for the arduous journey into work.As I negotiated the traffic on my way to the office, I half listened to the radio and half thought about how unreasonable I believed Mary had become recently. Since starting her own business six. I used to bathe you when you were little. I can't do it right while your wearing shorts. I have to see and feel the muscles.””Listen, Sis,” Ben started.Sally threw up her hands and said, ”Ok, ok, I give up, lay down.”Ben smiled in victory and sat on the table. He laid back and crossed his feet and put his hands under his head. Sally turned around and plugged in the heating pad. Returning to the table she shook her head, ”Uncross your legs, and hands by your sides. Raise your hips so I can put. Moving from the booth, he caught his reflection in the office doors’ glass windows.“Shee-it fire. I look like some little fag carrying a purse. Note to self, I must figure out a way to lose the damn thing.” The young man walked at a brisk pace down the stairs. Staring at the glass doors, he couldn’t see across the street.A thick fog hung over the streets like a blanket of white. Inserting his key into the lock, he locked the door behind him and walked toward home. A pair of almond-shaped, dark.