"You were the only person I ever cared about, except for my own parents, who had died in an accident several years before. I can't tell you how proud ... was at what you accomplished on the mission, and what you've done since. And you've given me three lovely grandchildren, and the daughter I never had. I love you, Son." And I love you too, Mom," I told her. It was the first time I'd used a diminutive in years; we'd gotten formal since I became a teenager.We hugged hard again, then broke up, and. Yes he said, I caught Nafis looking over your yard one night, and she confessed that when I was away on business, she would look at the goings on and please herself, missing my man stick, the husband laughed at his own joke “I didn’t realise you could see over the garden” I lied but apologised anyway. “No need he said as he filled his glass again, I admire your open lifestyle, its difficult for us, different circumstances etc. But I travel and get to indulge when aboard if you know what I. ” “Good.” We clicked glasses and sipped our champagne. I took off my shoes and walked barefooted across the plush carpet to the other side of the apartment and looked out at the city lights. He followed and I knew he was looking at my ass in the tight skinny jeans. Little did he know what other clothes I had in my suitcase to use for our role playing and wondered what stories I would tell after the one I had started last night. To say I was winging it was an understatement. He stood behind. .who was no longer there. Telling myself that I wasn’t disappointed, I headed back for my drink, which was half gone. Apparently Jeremy had helped himself to that too. * * *After three solid drinks, I found myself buzzed enough to ride the glass bubble that they called an elevator back up to my room. The night lights from the city were shimmering and glittering so beautifully in my intoxicated state and all I could hope was that The Crow was long passed out and sleeping so she couldn’t add.