She hurriedly disconnected the call, reasoning that an important call had come. She threw the phone on the bed and started moaning with her head tilte... backward.My hands grabbed her tummy, which was hard and fit. I could smell the aroma from her body. I held her tummy tight from behind with a tight hug with her head resting on my shoulder. I slowly moved back on the bed till her head slumped onto my lap.I cupped her face with both of my hands. She was very pretty. But her police post and. He pretended, he fabricated, he lied. He couldn’t have been happy. I know the rest of us weren’t. I too felt like the beast had chased him too long. It wasn’t fair. My dad was a good man. He had a good heart, he was charming, and he had a sense of humor. He was quick, witty, and sarcastic. The beast was stronger, and that’s all it comes down too. Addiction is another of the faceless beings that takes you. Death literally ‘takes’ you, but addiction steals your soul. I think my dad was dead long. ..” she sighed.“So what happened?” Lissa asked.“Oh we just talked over dinner and then I asked him to take me home. He starts in on this spiel about how he always thought I was the cutest in class and he was too shy to ask me out. Right. Like I believed him,” Melody huffed.“I was too shy to ask you out,” I said. “You were my secret crush.”“Tony! You never noticed me.”“Did too! Promise.”“Oh, come on, you two. I want to know what happened. Did you do anything? Secret crush, there in your arms,. Mom- Mind if I join?This was a first. She never spends time with me.Me- Yeah sure. Here you can take this sofa.I got up so that I can lay on the floor.Mom- You can lay with me. I don't want to kick you off of the sofa.Me- How?Mom- Maybe you can lay on my chest like you did when you were a baby. I miss thatShe smiled.Me- Ok I guessI was in nothing but my boxers so this was going to be a little weird.She grabbed the blanket from the loveseat the laid on her back. I nervously laid on top of her.