I pray for guidance. Then, I wait ... for an answer.~~~I walk into the music room to find him sitting at the piano. However, he is not playing. His ba...k remains turned to me, yet I know he senses my presence. Taking his blood has connected me to his feelings. He is scared right now - scared of my answer."Damian."He doesn't move."Turn and face me, Damian."He turns and upon seeing the love in his eyes for me - a love so strong it hurts him - I run to him. He stands and welcomes my embrace. I feel. “You played a good game, Brad.”“You weren’t too shabby yourself, Jake,” Brad replied, and they smiled at each other.Brad and Jake have been playing hockey against each other since the age of ten and had a healthy respect for the other’s hockey skills. Brad and Jake also played three times together on the same team for regional all-star tournaments.“You’ve stepped up your game quite a bit since we played last,” Jake mentioned.“I’ve recently reconnected with my dad. He played in the OHL when he. ‘ Cindy giggled as I pulled her by the hand to the back door of my family’s house. The back porch light was on, and moths fluttered about it anxiously. We paused in front of the door, the fresh chill of the night air stirring around us. Cindy’s arms reached around my neck as she stood on tiptoe to kiss me, smiling and trying not to giggle. My arms encircled her waist and pulled her strongly into my body.‘Ah... ‘ Her giggles dissolved into a soft moan against my mouth as my tongue pushed past. So did a great many others ... much to our dismay. Gold prices soared. What was once thirty five dollars an ounce had risen to two thousand an ounce. There were people camping at our favorite places. Our diggings were invaded. If one could drive to the site there were people there.I turned 27 ... Just Abbie was twenty. I sent her off to racing school. It wasn’t that I didn’t appreciate her ... I did. But she was underfoot. When I received standing orders to spray my odors after a visit to the.