”“That’s true.”“These humans and all their clothes.”“If she was a proper nymph they’d be at it already.”With the sound of a door ope...ing, the fairies scattered in a dozen different directions. Mrs. Emery stepped out onto the patio and immediately spotted the young lovers. Deciding that it was time to get them to cool off a bit, she put her hands to her cheeks and, in a loud voice, said, “Oh my.”With the sound of her voice, both Suzie and Sean immediately forgot about their excitement. Neither. I glanced across and saw Tom was in a similar state.“That’s good,” Leona said with her eyes closed. “You can take care of yourself now.”What I wanted to take care of at that moment wasn’t sun protection, but I lay back on my towel and rubbed the cream on my chest, my hands shaking as I put the top back on the bottle. Leona opened one eye and looked across, she patted the front of my heavily tented shorts and I moaned out loud. “Shhh, there’s a good lad.” Her hand trailed away, I shut my eyes. When their lips were close, Kathy stopped and waited for Ellen to decide to continue. She did. The kiss was soft, warm and loving, but chaste. Still gazing lovingly into Ellen's eyes, Kathy softly said, "Sandy, would you refresh all our drinks, please?"Sandy hopped right to it. Ellen was back in her seat by the time Sandy returned, now buck naked, and delivered the beverages. The other three laughed and the gloomy pall disappeared. "It's too early for you to join Sandy, but I can," Kathy said. I cut through the gap in the fence behind the Chinese grocery and made my way across the poorly-plowed parking lot. I dodged potholes and snow piles and the occasional puddle of slush until I finally reached the T stop. Standing still, the cold was even more brutal, so I snuggled farther down into my jacket and seriously regretted not wearing a hat. “Spring is coming, bullshit!” I muttered under my breath as an unusually strong breeze whipped across my exposed face. I scoured down at the train.