They came to her since then once every four weeks or so, which made her wonder whether they knew of or at least sensed the female menstrual cycle. It ...as mid-afternoon now, hot and humid as she gradually divested herself or her clothes. They were summoning her again. The heavy pheromones they were releasing were again seducing Shelley’s inhibitions and luring her into her lust delirium that drove her to the monthly impregnation ritual. She inhaled deeply and let the delicious opiate fill her. Why thank you, and it is just Steph, I smiled, squeezing her shoulder, the first of many innocent touches meant to set her up. How do you stay so slim? Swimming and running, she replied, not moving away from my touch. Well, it is paying off. Maybe I should start working out too, I said, myself in good shape, at 140 pounds. I wish I had a body like yours? Lynne said. And I wish I had a body like yours, I countered, building her trust. I wish I had bigger breasts, she admitted. I wish mine were. " Only what?" I asked."What if I get B's?" he asked with a grin.I hadn't planned beyond getting his grades back to C's and was expecting that to be a task for him to achieve, but now I had to consider the possibility of him getting a B. Looking at him I saw an eager gleam in his eyes as he awaited my reply, grinning decided to see what he was thinking."What would you want?" I asked quietly."Uh," he blushed "how about to touch you?"His answer came as no surprise I was almost expecting it. Still,. We had been working for over four hours. She laid the petal down and fell into my arms. ‘I love this,’ Amber admitted, ‘working together, yet working alone. It gives me time to think without being lonely.’ I could not fathom how she understood everything so quickly. I only knew that she did. My ex hated my love of glass. I think she was jealous of the way I lost myself in it. She never understood my need to meditate, then again, I never trusted her enough to tell her why. She was too weak to.