" There was a bit of nervous laughing but all in all the mood was beginning to thaw a little. There was some talk of another barbecue that evening but...that idea was pretty quickly crushed. Eventually Sarah put an end to it all. "Look, I really appreciate the way you are all being very supportive of Neil and I but there are some realities that we both need to face and deal with. The longer we drag it out the harder it's going to be for both of us. We have some serious stuff to sort out and we. His fingertips reach the back of her neck, his hand slowly closes around the soft flesh. She feels the light pressure from his callous hand, The warm breath across her skin raises goosebumps and the shivers intensify. Knees weaken when she feels his teeth scrape across her earlobe, the soft waves of his hair tickle her cheek.“My girl”, the whisper reaches through the fog, those words a buoy to desperately cling to in the maelstrom raging through the sea of her mind. She hears him draw in his. A few minutes later I walked into our kitchen, my mother looked at me andsmiled. I asked, "Is everything really okay?" Yes," she answered. "At first he was upset. Really upset. Then Iexplained everything. How you felt bad for Linda. That you werepossibly the last option for a bride's maid. Even about you dressing asa girl for a long time and what your Aunt Dorothy had to say about it.How Mrs. Monroe, Linda and I had decided that if this wedding thing wasgoing to work, that you should. His body was so tight and athletic. He had the sexiest tattoos that seemed to go on for days that ran along his arms and hands. I was feeling his style. Just the way his polo shirt fit and the way his jeans and Jordan's matched. I acted unbothered by him standing there and politely greeted him with, "Hello". He responded with, "Hey. How are you?" I could tell immediately by his accent that he was not from around here. Shawn quickly interrupted, "Oh Shay, this is James". "James, this is my.