She’d have her Masters now, same as me. We’d both be working and building a life together.I slugged back another shot and grimaced. I never fussed...with salt or lemon, just drank the shit straight. I didn’t drink it to feel good, so the gut-twisting effect suited me fine. I was drinking to get in touch with my demons. God, I missed her. I sometimes had to strain to remember her voice and tonight was one of those nights. I was ashamed of myself. I promised I’d never forget and here I was trying. Just as I was on the brink of orgasm I heard two voices chatting and getting louder and realised my husband was coming home and not on his own. In my hurry to look respectable I pulled my underwear into place and hid the rabbit under the cushion just as tony and Carl walked into the room. The men seemed surprisingly sober and were up for a few more drinks so I decided to take myself and book upstairs and leave them to it. I soon lost track of time with my book and although I now had to make do. If she caught on she didn’t object. We enjoyed the view also and I went up behind her and snuggled into her butt, she snuggled back…I unbuttoned her skirt and it just fell on the balcony and actually blew off of it. We laughed out loud and she said “well I guess that gives you guys a show huh?”. I said “Penny is sure missing a nice time”, Ed said “who cares, what she misses is on her” He came up to us, he on one side me on the other. We snuggled to her sides. He placed his right hand on her. ” His look was the same cheshire cat grin which he wore much of the time.Despite herself, Alaina found that she was checking out her vice president—subtly, of course. Her eyes roved over him and she sighed inwardly. They ran in different circles, and he was the sort of lackadaisical slacker that she despised, but she couldn’t deny that his genetics had hit the lottery—at least for her tastes. It was a shame about his personality.“You know how it is, always someone wanting to talk about.