You maybe ought to be a writer." You've got almost two hours to get to your agent's office," she said. "I'm supposed to meet Gwen in about twenty minu...es." My car's parked in some overpriced garage in midtown," Dan said. "And it'll stay there until we leave for home. Act like a native New Yorker: go grab a cab."They met at the hotel just after six p.m. and Susan was stoked. "They're going to run a big first printing and get my novel out by December 9th! I'm even going to have a promotional tour. After we ended up staying with friends for a week, with no idea where she was going to live next, Mom's aunt Marie invited us to live with her.Aunt Marie was Mom's godmother and had always been close to her. Aunty had two sons', who were a little older than Mom, but had both gotten married and moved to Connecticut. Aunt Marie had been widowed years ago when her husband died of a heart attack, and with the boys gone she was alone and told Mom she would love the company. Much like Paula's spawn,. There was a cleared area with a fire ring, rough benches around it. Marie was surprised so this was something only Carlos and Anthony knew about. “What’s all this about?”Carlos smiled, “I said before that I had this island and never made use of it. Our experience this Holiday with all of you made me think about that. Anthony was able to get this put together as a rough idea of what we could do. We could add more to allow for spending nights and days. I have an idea of a ‘roughing it’ retreat. I am washing you in cool water. You relish firm, strong massage on your soapy body. A full body massage. Totally relaxed, trusting, you allow me to move you. My massage is expert. I move your bones, testing the limits of your freedom of movement, not exceeding comfort, just pleasant extension. I pull on your arms and legs. Cradle your head, pulling gently, rocking it back and forth. Stretching, then rubbing one muscle group, then it's complement. It feels wonderful. Special attention to the.