It should be close to freezing this afternoon, and well above freezing for the next several days. The famous New England January thaw! It's been so dr... this last month, all the bike paths are clear of snow, and we have the whole island to ourselves! Perhaps tomorrow, we can bike down to Edgartown from here. It's only about 5 miles, hugging the shore line all the way. It's beautiful! And sometime we can drive to the southwest end of the island, you don't want to miss the hikes along Lighthouse. .. I mean..." she stuttered, seeming to realize she'd offended me, "I know things were always... tense between the two of you... but..." I glared at her as she trailed off, trying to hold my anger back. Fucking tense? There was overlooking things for the sake of a friend, and then there was just plain wilful ignorance. If she knew half of the things Jessica had put me through... she'd... She'd what? Never speak to her again? Choose me? I doubted it. I sighed and shook my head. It didn't matter.. " She brought the fingers to her mouth, hesitated ... then closed her eyes and licked them."I wish this was you, my Witch..."The memorial service was, mercifully, short. The public viewing at the funeral home went on for a few hours, but only the wives stayed for all of it. Dressed in black, they sat along the wall, greeting the small stream of friends and family, fellow teachers ... Violet even saw a few college kids, obviously students. Did she know any of her teachers enough to go to their. This time the kiss was innocent. Her lips parted, descended on my neck for several moments as she sucked hungrily on it.I wanted to stop her. I really did. But I didn't. My body wouldn't let me, especially with the heat intensifying between my legs. I tried not to make a sound, but I was enjoying it that eventually I moaned. Hearing myself enjoy a girl kicked me into reality. "Stop, Robin, stop!" You're scared someone will walk in? Don't worry. You know everyone's at the party down by the lake..