” Zoe smiled and kissed her one last soft kiss. Her fingers wrapped themselves through Jodie’s hair and Jodie felt her insides melting all over ag...in.Finally, Zoe broke the kiss, waved goodbye and shut the door. Jodie sighed, turned and headed back to the office.Nothing much seemed to have happened while she’d been gone. There were a couple of emails to reply to and a few bits of filing to do. She was about to head home when she remembered she had to leave a spreadsheet of figures on Marie’s. I closed Master PC and started up my internet program, hoping that the cable company had restored the connection. I was happily surprised to see that it worked. I spent an hour or so answering e-mails from friends and colleagues, and one from my publisher in New York. I had considered using my free hours yesterday to drop in on him at his office, but I'm glad I didn't because I ran into Holly instead. As I was typing a few last messages Holly came downstairs and entered my den. She kneeled down. Love me.”There was a severe storm watch for the afternoon predicted. It was hard to believe on my run in the morning. This was a spring day that just called out for a long run. Nanette and Livy dropped off after three miles and went to get ready for work and school. There was such a beautiful balmy breeze that I continued on for another three miles. I got home with just enough time to shower and dress before school. I looked at my guitar when I was mostly dressed and just had to sit and pick a. No one knew what lay underneath the façade of perfection though.Ten years after they got married, Amanda found herself pregnant. Sam was shocked as well. When Charlotte was born, both parents showered her with love and affection, since neither had anyone else to give it to. Charlotte thrived and became spoiled. Charlotte's birth also led to a thawing out of the hostilities between her parents. They became friends again. They really became, great and supportive friends. Amanda made all of Sam's.