’ He smiled and shook his head. Arthur bought the sunglasses, said farewell and set off for home, he had a holiday to look forward to. He stepped...through his front door, the smell of cooking that usually greeted him had gone, along with Helen, he missed it. Since Helen had died the house seemed larger, almost empty. If he missed anything about her it was her presence in the kitchen. He had loved her in a selfish, overbearing way, he did genuinely miss her but he thought that life without. .. so I was very excited. Since then wherever we went and saw a beautiful girl I'd whisper to her "how about her?" She would play along in a teasing way, but it never really materialized and after a week or so I just dropped it as one of her fantasies.When Diane moved in, Lila and I had to curb some of our role-playing activities to the confines of our bedroom. I also felt embarrassed about having sex while my sister was awake in the living room or the bedroom next door, so we either waited. I went to the funeral and met some relatives that I never knew I had. George was my dad’s older brother. I had to fly alone, my mom and step dad didn’t want to come. My dad died when I was two, so I never knew him. My mom remarried one year later to a traffic homicide cop who was investigating my dad’s death. Frank, his real name is Francis, and he hates it. He never took to me and didn’t adopt me. My sister came soon and he doted on her, but I wasn’t his ‘real’ son so he spent little time. And it definitely wouldn’t be displayed in the ‘recommended for beginners’ section!!! Now, I need to get on with my shopping. Bye for now! xxI browse a little longer and then select what I want to buy, pay for my items, and leave. There’s a taxi waiting when I get outside and I thankfully climb in, my feet now starting to hurt. I spend the short journey scrolling through my phone, reading the news, and replying to my messages, including one from you.What did you buy?Books… candles….