I just want to be me,whoever she is. I would like for you, my wonderful, darling family, Iwould love for you to let go of the past, and let me be the...girl I amnow, whoever she is, or whoever she might become."Mandy slipped from her seat beside me, laid her head in my lap, andwrapped her arms around my waist. I laid an arm over her shoulder andfelt the wrack of her crying. I felt like crying myself knowing I wasthe source of her pain. I looked around the table and saw thateveryone was upset. I could tell right away that she had recovered her poise after her astonishment the previous night. In fact, she thanked me for the demonstration: "It was very impressive." She also brought me up to date on last night's developments after I left. At about eleven o'clock, Manlio had rung to find out what had happened to Gabriella."I tried to stall him," she explained, "because Gabriella was still a bit, well, you know — " Dazed?" I suggested."Yes, but Manlio started to get all Latin and. ” Penny laughed, too.The pair showered together; an event that turned erotic again. They were grateful for the tankless hot water system in the house that never ran out of hot water since the shower lasted twenty minutes.Dave tossed on athletic shorts, sneakers, and a Nike singlet, and went for a five-mile jog. Penny dressed in the monokini she’d brought and headed out to the patio with her laptop. She’d planned to log into the server at work and do some business work.Later that day, Dave. The word should have been “need”, and Bernie noticed that her eyes fluttered when she said it. Her hands moved involuntarily to her chest and she smoothed the orange fabric on top of her mighty bazookas. She wasn’t looking at him; in fact, she was pointedly not looking at him. Something told him this was significant.He had heard about her from a friend who used to work with her. The friend said she was obsessed with sex, but she didn’t look like it. She looked like she hadn’t had sex since her.