At six o'clock I started on making our evening meal. I had splashed out at Tesco’s and purchased a steak for Sandra and a pack of frozen hamburgers ...or myself. I laid the kitchen table for two. It didn't really feel right, me eating at the same table, but there was nowhere else so I hoped Sandra wouldn't mind putting up with me. However, in the end, she wanted to watch 'X Factor' so she had it off a tray on her lap and I ate alone in the kitchen.After the meal I washed up, wiped down the. It had been six months since her last sexual encounter, and she missed it with every fibre of her being, she missed the smell of a male body, she missed the warmth when she got between the cold sheets of her bed at night, the feel of a mans body next to hers, touching, licking, biting, she missed it all.Absently her hands went to her breasts and she felt them beneath her fingertips, the nipples swelling slightly with her touch and the cool breeze, she caught her breath and looked around. O Christ, Who alone art our Defender: Visit and heal Thy suffering servants Stephen and Jessica, delivering them from sickness and grievous pains. Raise them up that they may sing to Thee and praise Thee without ceasing, through the prayers of the Theotokos, O Thou Who alone lovest mankind.“Amen,” we all said again.“What else do you need, Snuggle Bear?”“A truckload of aspirin,” I said.“Al told them not to give you anything for the pain unless you requested it. He knows you hate drugs with a. “Let me know if you want us to leave, too,” Jake says, “I mean, we do get pretty rowdy,” he adds with a grin. Meg gives him a small smile before stretching out on the couch, resting her head in Danny’s lap.“You’re fine, Jake. You guys can keep playing,” Meg murmurs, closing her eyes to get ready for a little cat nap. A nap should help, right? Danny moves the controller so his arms won’t smack into Meg, and the three boys go back into their games. She listens to their banter and trash talk, yet.