Such simple appliances as they possessed were either ancient or broken. The Mall contained the promise of their new world. It was air-conditioned, nei...her too hot nor too cold. The humidity was low, so clothes regained their comfort within minutes of entering. Then there were the awesome arrays of consumables. Every conceivable household appliance, brand spanking new, and energy efficient was available, 40-inch flat screen televisions, designer clothes and shoes, and the most immediately. Not laughing is the hardest thing. You’re so studious, so into whatever that book is on your desk that you don’t notice me looking in from the open doorway.I shift my right foot to here, put my left foot over there, and I’m in the room.I do wish your back was to me. It would be so much more fun to startle you from behind, maybe a playful tickle or a goose, but this will have to do.Lord, but don’t you look fine!I love those jeans on you. There’s just no substitute for good American made jeans. I leaned over and pressed my lips against hers in a kiss that I’d wanted since our lips first met that evening, a kiss that, if I was totally honest with myself, I’d wanted forever. This wasn’t about gender, this wasn’t about straight or gay, this was about us, the people beneath the flesh, this was about souls. I loved her, at that moment I felt that my heart had swollen so much it would burst through my rib cage, I couldn’t breath I couldn’t think, and the only thing to do about it was to. ’ She hung up the phone before he could respond, throwing it on the bed before letting out a loud growl and changing. Karl, FUCKING Karl. A fist rose and was then slammed into the wall. She grimaced as she felt the throbbing in her knuckles. He had spent two years letting her know how disposable she was and now he couldn’t seem to just let her be. Her anger was short lived as it gave way to tears. She sunk towards her bed, shoulders bouncing as she tried to cry in silence. Darren hearing her.