I was scared of rejection and thought so."Fred noticed the remorseful tone in Kyle's voice. It sadden Fred for heknew his friend's reaction hurt himse...f just as much as it hurt Bailey.The friend lending his ear knew that Kyle did not mean those mean spiritedwords. Those were used as a defense mechanism against being perceived asgay.Loni detected the regret in Bailey's words. Hearing those words gave Lonia heavy heart for she knew her friend hurt herself just as much as shehurt Hyle by not being. When a dog moves in and needs your attention, your own problems tend to have to take a back seat.”“And they WANT to be with you.”And, being the intelligent animals they are, they chose that moment to complain about the lack of attention. I keep trying to tell Max not to put his paws on my lap so he can see what’s left on my plate, but he’s not getting the message too well. Not that it got him anything; I learned a long time ago never to give in to a begging dog.When we got to bed, Mel warned me. Then I’m out of the shower, my quick dry kinda doing the job and I’m up on the bed with water still glistening in places.I tie the blindfold around my head, pretty sure I’ve made the 10 minute time limit. Laying back to wait, I calm my breathing wondering what’s to come.But the longer I wait, the quicker my breathing becomes.Where is he? What's he got planned?I run through the steps in my head:Stripped and showered - tick...On my back and blindfolded - tick...Hands back and - oh -I spread my. "We were soon on the patio, with the waking community slowly making their way to the gathering for coffee and breakfast. Steve was behind the bar making Bloody Marys and Irish coffees. Julie joined us with an Irish coffee, while Lisa and I enjoyed a tall Bloody Mary. All of Steve's women, except Mickey and Gio, joined us in having something special. First we heard how Gio was feeling, which was good, before Steve asked, "Did Henry really call you before he called me this morning?"I nodded my.