‘You know about that lake that I like to run off to, don’t you Mary?’ she began, turning to her mother. At her Marys small nod and curious look ...he continued. ‘Well you may not be able to understand it, you being you and all, but that lake is…special to me. Every night it calls out to my soul. If I go to that lake and stand in it, it helps me free my mind, and it enhances my senses. It seems that the spot has healing and magical amplifying abilities. I’ve been doing some research on it, and. “Oh, my goddess! I’m so sorry!”Getting out of the chair, her face contorts into that of a pain expression. “Aiden, I’m so sorry. But you have to admit that was your own fault. You shouldn’t sneak up on someone like that!”Gripping his jaw and rubbing it, he laughs deeply. “I’ve been slapped before, so that wasn’t too bad. I can forgive you this time. So then, punk girl, what brings you to this watering hole?” He was very much still clad in his uniform. Leaning against the bar now, fingers. “Feeding men my shit turns me on so much and knowing how much you hate it only makes it better. I’ve had so many begging to be under my arse only to wimp out on me so there’s no chance of me letting you go toilet. I had your friend Craig seal you in anyway just in case I had a change of heart but now I’ve got you I don’t think there was any chance of that after all.”With that Ben sat on the seat and let his full shit load go into the tube. When he stood up he could hear toilet choke and. I allow myself to picture Dory’s plump rose-tinted lips pressing a row of tender kisses along the ragged length of Vic’s snaky scar, her fingertips following close behind, sealing in her devotion. I try to imagine the rise of overpowering emotion welling in her breast, as she lets herself acknowledge how close she came to never living this moment… how real the possibility was that she would never touch his flesh again. I ache around the careful hug she so softly employs to swaddle his recently.