"Jackie," she whispered, "you really are remarkable. So delicate and fragile, but I know how to get you to bloom." She stopped touching my leg and hel... me softly in her arms. Her touch on my face was as delicate as a zephyr. After a few minutes, she leaned in and kissed me on the lips – not overpoweringly, but softly. I responded, kissing her back with a mixture of shyness and intensity."You poor girl," Alexandra gently remarked, breaking for air. "You must have been lonely. I won't let you be. ‘We’ll just have to wait for this rain to blow over,’ Tom said. ‘Could be a while and I’m already soaked through’ added Natasha. Tom took his jacket off and laid it inside out, beside her on the tree trunk, ‘you can sit here for now’ he said motioning to the dry spot created by his jacket. As she sat on the trunk leaning back, he took her hand. ‘You are freezing,’ Tom said, his eyes locking onto hers. With his other hand he brushed the strand of hair that the rain had stuck to her forehead. So he snapped his fingers for a waitress and the place got real quiet. REAL quiet. I cleared my throat and said, "Baby back ribs - a slab apiece. And beer - lots of beer."Well, they found us a table right next to the kitchen door. The Candidate started to put up a fuss, and I adlibbed and said "This is the most prized table in the place, your highness. Down here, the closer to the kitchen and the food, the more important the person." Well, he seemed to buy it anyway. I liked it because the. . intense," she huffed, dropping her lower half to the bed now. "Wow!"Doug smiled his satisfaction and continued to stroke her back until her breathing returned to normal."It's a good thing we're going to be walking around today," she laughed, "I don't think sitting would be too much fun."He laughed uneasily, hoping she was only kidding.They cuddled together for another quarter of an hour until Cassie felt herself getting comfortable enough to fall asleep. "We better get up," she said, "Or I'm.