”We drove back chatting about more mundane things, and when we parked Helen turned to me and took my hands in hers. We seemed to be doing a lot of h...ndholding; I could get used to this. Very quietly she said, “Rob, I’ve really enjoyed your company, and I hope we can do this again. This isn’t a reaction to what’s going on in my marriage at the moment, nor is it borne out of sympathy for what’s happened with Sarah, but as I said to you before, don’t be lonely. I’m here for you as a good friend,. .. ?" She wanted to ask him a question and did not know what question to ask."When I saw you giving head to Claude I got a boner," He smiled at the memory. "You looked like you had a lot of experience at giving head. You looked like a real pro." Claire forced herself not to respond.Mark paused and enjoyed the look of embarrassment on her face. Payback's a bitch, he thought to himself. "Then when you stood up I saw for the first time that you are a damned good looking woman. I realized my mom is. . overdressed?" Yeah." Both the other girls turned to me. Steph got in first."Are you shy?"Vicki giggled. "Or just hard again?"I responded as best I could. "I'm not shy. I am hot. How about a swim?" In your shorts?" Not necessarily." I'm in." And me." Oh, God." That was Heather.I looked at her. "No?" I will. I will. I just ... These two seem to have been born with a nakedness gene." You're sure?" Yeah. Come on then." Last one in..."Everyone jumped up from the grass and ran for the water. I had. A large, gray cubby-hole unit covered the entire west wall. Against the northern wall, copy and fax machines sat upon large folding tables, where even more mail was cluttered. A tan, dated computer hummed in one of the corners, the monitor displaying a bright green font against a black screen. They either lacked the funds to make this place look a little better, or simply didn't care. She leaned toward the latter. Deidre shrugged off her jacket and draped it over the back of an old office.