. it's different." I understand," Jordan piped in. "When my mom and dad were alive, theywere focused on their work all the time. No one cooked, it was...alwaystakeout. No one spent time together, it was always meetings and patientsand phone calls." Well," Mary tried to be as sympathetic as possible, "that is the priceof a successful career, I guess. The more successful you are, the moreyou can give to your family, but also, the more you have to work and thatkeeps you away from your family." I. ''You needn't have worried. I wouldn't have let him do anything other than look and perhaps touch your tits. Don't tell me you minded! I could see you were having a ball. Besides, it certainly turned his girl on.''I'm meeting her again in a couple of days. I like her!' said Kim, snuggling up to John. 'Do you mind?' She felt she had to ask his permission for more and more of what should have been her own life, but she now belonged to him and if he said he didn't want her to meet Helen then she. Laura had been particularly tender on the phone that day, and apologetic when she said we couldn't get together because she and Simtare had plans for a rare meal out together. I'd done the noble thing and encouraged her, knowing full well I was binding her that much closer to me by 'allowing' her some freedom.Tarmant's proud announcement that she was definitely pregnant led the three of us to plan our own celebration. I decided, with the full concurrence of my mates, that dinner at Rorke's. “Oh, Linebacker,” I moaned. “That feels so good. Don’t stop.” “Need an extra hand?” a voice asked. I opened my eyes and Linebacker stood right in front of me. His skin was the color of butter pecan, eyes the same shade as Cognac, and a megawatt smile. He took my ‘getting busy’ hand and sniffed it. He then kissed my fingers and put them in his mouth one by one. “You taste good,” he whispered. “I want more.” I nodded slowly, surprised by his forward behavior. He spread my legs apart and stared at.