We knew each other.”“Yeah...” That was drawn out, pensive.Perhaps this would be a good place to explain that, while I function well enough at wo...k, I’ve always been, well, shy, with the opposite gender. In fact Eileen was the first woman I’d ever spent any time with on anything approaching an intimate level. I didn’t even think of the possibility of sharing her bed, so when my usual bed-time approached, I said I was ready for bed, and did she want to go first in the bathroom? She smiled.“Go. Love, ChrisTuesday, May 16Dearest Bob,Well, I'm leaving tomorrow, returning Saturday, so don't get mad if I don't check in every day - just know that I'm thinking of checking in every day.Yours, ChrisWednesday, May 17Hi there sexy correspondent,Sorry for missing yesterday. Bad day all around. Nothing worked right and I ended up working from 3 AM to 9:30 PM and I went straight to bed when I got home.By the time you get this you will be on the road or at your evening accommodations and depending. "Annette nodded. She did not trust her voice."However," Harry went on. "The restrictions do not apply to you. If you want to hug or kiss me go ahead. I'll welcome you with open arms."Annette snorted at his pun."I might," he added ruminatively trying to lift the heaviness, "even let you hold my hand in the cinema if you get frightened." Oh, you might, might you? Quite the gallant. I'll have to make sure we don't go to any of those sort of films." What a shame. I thought we might go to Dracula. If I keep giving you small things while I look like I’m taking a big load, you’ll get frustrated and do most of the lifting on the bed.”She gave me a dirty look.“If Mel hadn’t told me that you’d had a bad night, you’d be in for an ass-kicking,” she assured me.“It wouldn’t be my first,” I shot back. “It’ll be worth it, if you take the bed though.”By the time we got back outside, the others were arriving, and they pitched in to take the drawers and the other nightstand.“So, where’d all this come.