Once again, she reviewed the directions Ms. Singh had given her. At exactly 9am she was to set off on the eastern portion of Roosevelt Loop, just like...she normally did. She’d hiked this trail before, but usually on a weekend when it wasn’t so secluded. It was a moderate 5 mile hike that generally took her about an hour and a half with short stops to enjoy the vista it presented over the valley. From the lack of cars in the pull out at the trail head, today she’d have the trail to herself. She. After ten long desperate years the achingly familiar figure of Courtney stood silently beside the bed. In the thousand times he had dreamed of this moment, he had always had some thing romantic and clever to say. When the moment finally came, he lost the power of speech entirely. Courtney was equally silent. Too much talking was what ruined that night a decade ago. Tonight was reserved for the needs of the heart.She untied the bow at the neck of her silk robe and let it slide off her shoulders.. I didn’t want to think about the repercussions of having sex with Kris.I didn’t get much sleep that night. At first light I picked up Kris still wrappedIn the sheet and carried her to her bed. BY mid morning the power was restored I made a fresh pot of coffee and headed for the shower hoping to was some of last night guilt down the drain.I was sitting in the kitchen working on my third cup of coffee when Kris finly got up and came looking for breakfast. I almost choked on my coffee. I knew Ann would do as I asked and so I put in a good bottle of wine in the fridge and waited for her to show up. The doorbell soon rang and as i answered it, there stood Ann with her long coat on. "Take that coat off" I told her and as she did, I saw that had dressed just as I had ordered and I reached over and grabbing her by the front of her lace top, pulled her up to me, "Kiss me whore" I said to her and our lips met for a long and passionate kiss. When we stopped I led her into the living.