We have to buy me an engagement ring and then go back to my place for some really great sex.”“Hmmm ... Really great, huh? Not just regularly great... but really great,” he teased her as he rolled up his trash.“Sam, you won’t need just one Viagra,” she warned him. “You’ll need two!”“Yikes!”The afternoon had gone very well, by practically every measure. Surprising everybody, the engagement ring that Tina had chosen had been on a ring that was her size, so that Sam had little more to do than pull. This was all pretty messed up. I tried tothink of any possibilities of escape. I knew that I was on the secondfloor, so a leap to the ground wouldn't hurt me too badly, but thewindows were alarmed and I had seen the high walls around the estate. Imight not even get to the walls if I did hit the ground running. Myprospects were bleak.How could I just give in, though? That ran counter to everything Ibelieved about myself. I was smart and crafty and fast on my feet. Sure,I had been caught by the. "It's great to see you again." Luke, how are you?" You guys know each other?" Peter asked."Yes, we were coworkers many winters ago," Luke said with a smile."5 years," Ellen answered."Well, I'll let you finish up your tour. Welcome. Maybe we can do lunch one day?" Luke asked."That would be great."He watched her leave. She tossed him a smile over her shoulder as she walked away.All he needed now was for his parents to show up. It would help to make the day truly memorable.Ellen looked great. She. "I felt something. When you kissed me... I... I want... I want..." Her face grows angry. "I don't know what I want. I keep thinking and thinking but I don't know!"I feel my heart twist sickly inside me, and I reach out, touching her shoulder, wanting to calm her. It seems to work, her face relaxing, and she continues in a quieter voice."I want... I want to kiss you." Carly?" And it's like someone else is saying it, someone soft and broken. And that's what she makes me. And her hand brushes my.