"Dang it, you know better than that!" I said, half laughing. Tony ducked covering his head with his arms and grinning at me. "Well it woke you didn't ...t?" he said then nodding towards the brightly lit little shop in front of us he said, "just thought you might want to stretch your legs a little, maybe have some coffee. I know I could use some."I yawned and reached for the car door. "Sounds like a plan to me." Inside the shop I blinked in the bright light and looked around, the smell of coffee. Out the corner of my eye I could see the guy's watching us as Carol puther arms around my neck pulling me a bit closer our bodies touching as weswayed to the music, gradually I could feel one of Carol's hands slideslowly down my back finally coming to rest on my arse where she squeezedgently."You ready for this?" she said with a sly grin.As I went to speak her mouth moved forward and planted itself on mine hertongue moving inside at the same time a bit shocked it took me a minuteto realise what. It was surprising how quickly a house could lose its heat when a door was left open in cold weather. ‘Where’s your thermostat, Betty?’ Connie asked, as she helped the older woman into the living room. The house was a mess inside. Connie couldn’t see any Christmas tree, and she suddenly reflected, with self-reproach, on how she had demanded that they add a third tree at her house this year, all loaded with expensive ornaments. ‘Here, let’s wrap you in this afghan. I said, where can I turn up the. He watches, fascinated by the woman, as she lowers herself under the water for a moment then rises back up before him, wiping her face with her hands. Water runs off her nude body, leaving a shimmering sheen on her skin. Her gentle giggling sends a ripple through his heart.Pete recalls tales he read as a boy of water nymphs who played and taunted young men on the shore. As a child, he always thought the stories were too fantastic, too unbelievable. Now, he only too easily loses himself in the.