‘Knock knock knock’ it read. I open the door and there she stands, her face damp. It wasn’t raining and her eyes were red, fresh from crying. �...Well come inside’ I said, trying to sound warm and comforting, then remembering she also hates the cold weather, ‘its too cold outside.’ She sits down on my bed, the main feature of the one roomed unit I lived in. I sit down right beside her and put my arm around her. She leans her head back on my shoulder, something she wouldn’t normally do. We fell in. In a tangle of arms and legs, the lovers held onto one another after the play ended until Morpheus embraced the pair. When dawn’s early light flooded the room, Lacey got out of bed and pulled the shades, then she sat on the edge of the bed watching Shawanda sleep. Pulling the sheet aside Lacey studied Shawanda’s body, surveying every curve, the bulge of every muscle, the dark, ebony beauty of her flesh. The scars and the small stitches falling from the repaired incisions. Reaching out, she. I should get back working on Sundays sermon.“Okay dad. I'm going for a walk to clear my head before I turn in.” I'll see you later dad, I'm taking a walk to clear my head.” I said walking down the hall to the front door. I headed for the park, taking the short cut. I reached the park heading to the secluded part of the park, Paul and I had been in earlier.“No one will be around this time of the night.” I whispered undoing my dress, taking it off, trying to cool off some. My bra felt tight. The person on the phone tells Ben he should come up to Seattle and take a tour and look over his plane and the options. Ben asks him to hold on and he asks Becky, “They need me up in Seattle, do you want to go with me?”. She smiles and nods yes. Ben tells his contact that he will be there in two days with his lovely wife.“This will give us some alone time with Ben Junior and Laurie. I need some alone time with the two of you. We will fly up tomorrow and stay at the Ritz-Carlton” Ben tells her..