It ended relatively abruptly because of issues they were having about their new lifestyle. I moved on to other women here and there, but still longed ...or another try. I got my wish a few years back. Personal ads had begun to switch away from the free, anything-goes approach and had begun charging fees and limiting extreme stuff from their sites. I was looking for another partner or a couple, so I would still search the personals. I came across someone who had recently moved to the area from. Anyone you don’t know come by?’ ‘No.’ ‘Good.’ ‘When are you gonna come by?’ ‘Tomorrow afternoon. That okay?’ ‘Yeah. I just miss … ‘ ‘What?’ ‘A little girl talk.’ ‘Aw, Mare. That’s cool. I’ll see you tomorrow then. Okay?’ ‘Okay.’ Sammi didn’t hear the man approach. All she felt was her cell phone being ripped out of her hand and a pair of angry eyes glaring at her. ‘Hey!’ ‘The incomparable Sammi Glass.’ Sonny hissed, pinning her arms close to her body and pulling her against him. ‘You’re much. The black gowned pallbearers carried the casket with slow measured steps to the head of the aisle and gently laid it on the lavender draped bier. The satin gowned body of the young woman that lay within seemed to glow as the shaft of sunlight fell upon the open casket.As Jennifer watched, the glowing image became an amorphous blur that seemed to swirl closer and closer until she was immersed in its radiant light. She felt herself lifting, spinning and floating, as if through a glowing white. We exchanged hugs, I introduced Sarah, and we all went to fetch Carrie and Mike. Mom simply grabbed Mike, crying on his shoulder, thanking him for taking care of her babies, and expressing her sorrow over his parents.He told us about the memorial service, and they said they’d love to attend, but they didn’t have a place to stay and needed to get back. Mike had asked me once how often they came up, when we were up on the top deck alone.“They don’t. When the economy tanked, it caught dad by.