Mike: (trying to smile) That's good to know.Salina had Mike down to his shorts by the time May returned. Mike still had a pretty good size paunch. He ...idn't tell them that he had lost eleven pounds in the two weeks he has worked with the group. His exercise and a controlled access to food accounted for the weight loss.The controlled access was mostly due to being out of the house working. Some of it was his reluctance to go upstairs and confront his mom and her lover dejour. That was an issue. Men being men, I doubted that my four-year record was in any danger. Fortunately, men were not my only option when I was horny. Having a bit of fun between the sheets was different with another woman, for whatever reason, I had no problem with the idea of casual girl-girl sex – sometimes very casual. I wouldn’t be jumping into bed, though, with a disowned… ‘What do you do for a living?’ I asked as I continued to eat slowly. ‘I’m in construction,’ he said, confirming my first impression. ‘We’re. However, I trusted my companions to ensure my safety.”“Do you consider they failed you?”“No. This attack was unexpected and well-timed. John also returned for me in an instant and risked his life to get me to safety. He is the only reason I chose to work with the expedition. He was the one human I knew I could trust. There are others now, but he has always been a man of his word to me, even when I did not care for what he had to say.”“Why did you not respond more ... vigorously to Luka’s verbal. He killed the overhead light. The stage was set.Back in the family room, everyone held brandy snifters half full of Hennessy except Nancy. She sipped from a cup of instant coffee. Shit, coffee, their plan was doomed to failure, thought Stan, as he poured his own brandy."Everything set?" asked Jan."I wish," said Stan, "oh, yeah, but I'd better set up a couple of TV trays for our brandies to sit on." And another for Nancy's coffee." Sure thing."Nancy and Sandy sat at each end of the couch with.