There are no more steps.She reaches for him and strokes his hair. He is more acutely aware of the nature of the touch and his own undeniable response ...o it. She draws his head to her breasts and he suckles greedily as she moans her pleasure. They are soft and warm and solid beneath his lips and hands—unlike any dream he has had before. He loses himself utterly in the unbridled sensuality of her caress. He feels her breath on his cheek, the close warm scent of her arousal. His passion explodes. ”“I am. Do you know what happened on Christmas morning?”“Your heart stopped,” I said.“I saw Birgit. And your baby. The one you were supposed to have with Becky.”“What?!” I gasped. “How?”“I don’t know. She said I should come back because you needed me. She said I should help you.”“Bethany, what are you talking about?” I asked.“I saw her Steve. Birgit.”“I don’t even know what to say about that.”“She told me to come back to you. So I did. I had a choice and I came back to you.”“I love you,. On the way back to the dorm, we stopped at the grocery store and picked up a couple of bottles of wine, some humus and pita chips and two packages of bakery cookies. We also picked up a bag of ice as that is one thing that always seems to be a need at parties. We had a small cooler we could use to store the ice and chill the wine. Jenna decided we should treat ourselves to a manicure, so we stopped at a salon that catered to walk-ins and both got our hands and toes manicured and polished. When. Everything still looked normal, despite the guard’s increased fidgeting. Syon knew better, but he still couldn’t identify what was wrong. He carefully touched the guard’s shoe, tapping into his surface thoughts.The guard worked the weekend shift, and had the next two days off. He was looking forward to spending time with his little boy and his wife. His plans for the coming day had occupied his mind, as he monitored the approaches to the loading dock. His happy and expectant thoughts had slowly.