Ben at 48, on the other had let himself go a little since ceasing work but not to the extent of being obese. He stood about 6'2". He realized, after h... saw Jena, that he had to do some work on his fitness if he was to measure up to her. He had started to thin in the hairline but didn't do anything to enhance this. You could still see the cleft in his chin and his weathered face showed the signs of his continuous outdoor work. It only added to his masculinity. His gray eyes were like deep pools. If I paid Utter’s asking price, I would have just under $100 left – not much of a grub stake. I made my opening counter offer. ‘$150 for the lot.’ He thought for a while, hemmed and hawed, then declared, ‘Let’s split the difference. Final offer. $200.’ I couldn’t explain why he was doing it, but I sensed that Charlie was giving in far too easily, and that I really was getting one hell of a deal. I can be very dense at times, but even I knew that at this time and in this place, eight strong. . oh..."The audience stirred tremulously, a heated ripple of excitement passing through the feminine assemblage in the deep blackness in front of the silver screen.Laura, brought so abruptly out of her miasma of molten sensuality, wanted to leap up and do something to protect the girl in the movie. It took some while before it occurred to the drugged young bride that this was, after all, just a movie. She groaned again without thought as Rover's long hot tongue swiped relentlessly rough her. Paul and I had talked about splitting the cost of having it removed as about two-thirds of the hundred foot tree hung over my house and I really wanted it gone. I went into my house to put some things away and to change out of my work clothes and to give Paul time to finish talking to the tree guy. When I was sure they were finished talking, I headed over to Paul’s house to get the skinny. Paul said that it was going to be $2,000 and the guy had time on Friday to get it done assuming we were.