Together, Gabe and I soared. *** I could hear a faint beeping coming from somewhere on my right. I raised my head from Gabe’s shoulder, confused for...a moment. He reached up and kissed me. ‘Dinner’s done.’ Ah. I snuggled back down and let the world melt away once again. *** Thursday was awful. I worked like a dog to clear my schedule. Tess was in absolute shock. I think in the five years she’d worked with me, I’d taken only a handful of days off–and that included holidays. I spent a hurried. That brought him back to life, and he grinned and winked at Wally as he passed."I'll see you inside too," whispered the blonde, as she walked by Wally, trailing her hand across his stomach. Despite himself, he had the hardest lump in his pants he could ever remember having. It was verging on being painful. Jennifer didn't seem to notice his discomfort, just moving to one side to let Babs into the party room. She and Wally stared at each other for a few seconds, then Jennifer blushed a deep, red. " He opened the door and greeted his friend Brian.As they shook hands Brian yelled out. "Hey Ellie, what are you doing with this strange man in your apartment?" Ellie ran from her room and wrapped Brian in a hug."Don't mind him, he's just one of my many boyfriends that you don't know about. Jerk." She gave her boyfriend a passionate kiss.Brian grabbed his bag and followed Ellie into her room and closed the door. Jake could hear them talking and kissing. "Don't get carried away in there you two,. “What we having for dinner?” Beth asked as she buckled herself into the one remaining car seat.“I think Aunt Tara is bringing liver and onions,” I teased.“No, she’s not. Lisa won’t let her,” Beth insisted.“Dad!” Vicky implored.“Well, you know your mother will be late, and Aunt Tara really likes liver.”“Yuck!” the girls said in unison.When we arrived home, the girls stormed out of the garage and into the kitchen. They were protesting the liver when they saw the pizza boxes sitting on the kitchen.