While she was by no means fat or stocky, she was also not skinny. She could be anything from trim and muscular to soft and plump under those clothes. ... eventually realized I didn't care. I liked her. I was attracted to her smile, her eyes, and the way she tilted her head. I was sure I'd be attracted to the rest of her. After all, she seemed to be attracted to ugly old me.The rest of my preparations for our date went smoothly. I was fully decked out, arms full, when I rang Angie's bell Saturday. It felt like an enormous weight under which Gene was suffocating.Holly took his hand and, despite his dark thoughts and weariness, that simple touch brought him around enough to raise his head and stare off to the east where the sun was just starting to rise. He saw a dark spec to the north and said, “Chopper, just there.”Holly stared then tapped her earpiece. “That’s Silver. We’ll be airborne again in less than two minutes.”Gene steeled himself as best he could, and tightened his grip on. I had to check to see if you were ok. The only way they would let me see you were if they thought I was family. Immediate family is always in the records, and I didn’t think husband was too far off what I could be to you.’ He smiled sheepishly, with a tint of redness reaching his tanned cheeks. ‘Now that’s over and done with, hello.’ I almost laughed at the situation. Someone had gone through all the effort to see me, to make me feel better. And most of all, it was someone I didn’t really. When he finally released the captive digit, his mouth left hers and his tongue was flicking its way over her ear lobe. He worked until he could feel the shivering trembles of her excitement, then he let his teeth nibble for several moments.Low moans rolled up from her throat as his lips moved down the long graceful arch of her neck. Lightly kissing, he took control of her body. A body he knew and had learned to arouse to its fullest during their year together. He controlled and affected her.