‘Mmm – nice,’ she whispered to herself, ‘but no time for that now!’ Still naked, Emma vacated the bathroom, and returned to the bedroom. It ...elt silent and empty. She needed some cheerful, energetic music. Searching through the CD collection, she finally settled on Haydn – String Quartets, Opus 76, played by the Quattuor Mosaique. As the sound of the gut strings filled the room, she caught sight of her nude body again, in another mirror. Idly, her fingers brushed across her mound, and again. " That's all he said. But he dried me with his underwear which heomitted putting on after our swim. Then we continued on. The trek through the woods was enjoyable but, at one point, myfather asked if I were tired. "A little," I responded. "Then let's take arest beyond those trees," he added. The trees ran up to an escarpment. At the edge, the land dropped off andone overlooked a small dale. A grassy plot bordered this edge and it madea fine place to rest, shaded, secluded, and peaceful. "Let's. So don't be makin' trouble for yuhself. I confess I did see yo' cousin Miss Josephine Louise at the grocery sto' this morning when she come to work, and she say she knew what was happenin', too. And she sorry. So I know how you and her feel about dis, but..." Uncle Robert grabbed Stepper's hand again and straightened up. "But I makes my livin' from Miz Sansone and other folks round hyah, and... well... we got to do what we got to do." He looked down at Stepper. "Come on, Steppuh. Come on, let's. She’d find a way to get even. * Daniel was suffering at the table. It was the same as his first day. Without cards or luck, it was difficult to repel the aggressive young bucks. One big pot, when he had flopped the nut flush, had been the sole reason he’d maintained his chip stack. But he knew that standing still was not good enough. At least he was taking it on the chin, he thought. All around him there were a succession of bad tempered moans. And this time it was not only the amateurs. Phil.