The lengthening shadows of the late afternoon were deep as the sun began disappearing behind the hills.Adrienne listened as she ran, trying to determi...e if anyone was following, but with her own footsteps and pounding heart, she simply could not be sure.Gasping for air and fighting the pain in her side, she forced one foot in front of the other, her pace slowed by near exhaustion.A noise in the woods beside the road spurred her to new efforts. Could they have caught up so quickly? Surely not.... Others walking along the wooded trail marveled at the sheer joy the two took in one another’s company. Folks stopped and stared, wishing it was they who were so loving and beloved.At one point the man and dog stopped, flopping down side-by-side in the green grass to catch their breath. Even then, the man didn’t take his eyes or hands off the collie. Straining to hear, you might have heard him whisper the dog’s name, Benjamin, as a hymn and not just as a word.“I love you. I love you. I love you,. Oh, the day started normally enough. Dr. Cummings stopped by and told me I'd done such a great job on my dinner of Jell-O and applesauce that he was upgrading me to solid foods. And my broken arm? It's almost healed. He thinks the cast will come off tomorrow. He told me that I would be able to take a shower later today, since my knee was as good as new. I asked him just how long I'd been in the hospital and once more he ducked the question. It made me mad enough that a serious sounding growl. I shook Vikas and told him Raghu had come. He started yawning and stopped midway as his eyes caught my cleavage.“Don’t tell me you opened the door to Raghu wearing that?” he asked incredulously. I gave my most provocative smile and told him that I gave juice also, bending sufficiently to allow him to peep into my cleavage. He muttered some thing got up , brushed and washed and came into the hall. I was hovering in the hall, flaunting my tits until finally Raghu said ” Sir, can we discuss office.