“Would you like me to carry it inside?” he offered. “No, no thank you,” she said quickly. “I’m sure I can manage.” She grabbed the box f...om the desk and stumbled a bit under the weight, which was considerably more than she’d expected. She struggled to regain her composure and re-entered her office without looking back. She cleared some papers from her coffee table and set the box on it. She sat on the settee and just stared at it for a few moments wondering whom it was from and what it held.. The casino girls knew their place in the game of chance and seldom made waves because the benefits were substantial and the gratification was truly immediate.They might go home with tired, limping asses, but their purses were bulging with monetary rewards that school teachers or waitresses could only dream about on budgets that were stretched tighter and tighter than a pussy that always stayed on the shelf. Jill’s expertise was in the art of oral gratification. She had a long, pointed tongue. ’ He leaves me to my shower. Shivering, I strip down and step under the hot water, as it helps to warm me up after the icy cold rain and wet clothes. After a few minutes, I step out and dry off then put on the robe. Clearly Matt’s, I notice, as I inhale his unique scent. As I make my way to the living room, I’m trying to roll the sleeves up and find myself walking right into his waiting arms. ‘Let me help you with that,’ he smiles and proceeds to roll up the sleeves for me. I notice that he. I felt at ease, this was a place of safety. I knew a deep peace.I was naked and I lay down in the darkness watching the streams course around me. Great eddies in the flows of the sparkling points swirled about me, spinning gracefully in from one side of my vision and out the other. Some lights joined them and some were left behind. I realised I knew what these lights were, they were, for want of a better word; 'souls.' Each one displaying the connections to their neighbour.I recognised the.