His first two were already more trouble than they were worth. Doris and he may not be as lovey-dovey as they once were, but their sex life was still u... there. The proof was them having had six kids at last count. I joked with him about that old Skyhooks song You Only Love Me Because I'm Good in Bed was probably nearer the truth. He surprised me the other day by telling me that he divorced his first wife because she did a runner with the family's church pastor after only two months of their. “Welcome home.” She climbed up one side of the recliner I was in and plopped on my lap."Hey yourself," she said. "Still working?" Not really," I replied, pushing away the laptop and facing her. "Just answering a few emails." Immediately my eyes were drawn to a ring dangling on a chain around her neck."Ha! You noticed straightaway." She held it up in the light, showing off a glassy dark jewel set into what I assumed was silver."What is it?" Good luck charm, apparently." She unclasped the chain. "Hi Shawna," I said dumbly."Hi Sean," she said softly, as I almost always heard her talk, but this time she said my name. It was just excited that she even knew my name, and my heart which was already racing skipped a beat.She walked in and looked at my room, and I didn't know what to do next so I just said, "Make yourself comfortable." She moved in and sat on my bed. I was too nervous to suggest jumping right to the reason she was hear so asked, "Would you like something to drink?" No," she. ‘Promises, promises.’ He’s not supposed to make teasing little innuendoes, Cypress thought, staring hard at the page of her open book. He’s supposed to be quiet and sweet, and not make my pulse run an Olympic marathon race. Hadn’t he been nothing but quiet and sweet, those first few days? The more Avery got comfortable, having her around, the more he opened up. Cypress couldn’t help wondering if he was ever like this around Vivian. No wonder she’s on him like white on rice, she thought.