His smile warmed her, and the look in his eyes was something she had longed for all her life."I love you," he said, then kissed her.Michelle sucked on...his invading tongue before pushing her own into his mouth. She loved the taste of him. "I love you too," she said when they paused to breathe.“We don’t have much more time together,” he said, glancing at the clock on the nearby table. “I have to admit, I love sneaking away like this to see you. I just hope we don’t get caught.”She giggled and. ..so many ifs."I'm married, thank you." Doesn't hurt to ask. You do have attractive features."She shuffles the papers looking down quickly, "This is about you, notme, thank you. Keep your comments to yourself, please." Okay, okay. Just trying to be nice."She continues with maybe a hint of a smile, "Part time job, minimalsavings. A few friends." Yes, yes, and yes. I like the simple life. I hope that's not aproblem," irony can be a good friend sometimes."That's not for me to determine. I'm. “Mama likes you,” she lied.I took the proffered soda. “I overheard some of your conversation in the kitchen. It must be hard for you, being an only child.”Maria looked at me blankly for a moment, then she pointed at a picture on the wall. “I’m the baby in my mother’s arms,” she said, “and the other kids are my brothers and sisters. I was an unexpected surprise after a gap of nine years. The others have all left home and two of them are married but no kids of their own yet.”“So why the pressure. .. I don't know. As far as I'm concerned, you do pretty well in that department. I'll never complain." If you want to do what they're doing, it's a good thing we're athletes. I wonder how many takes they had to do to get this?" She probably thought the more the merrier, although she does look bored." Yeah ... bored and stretched." Very funny. Don't be jealous, Pete. I'm just looking to find things we haven't tried yet." You really think we need that?" he asked with a frown."No ... not now ....