Her hips swayed side to side and as she turned around to face the window she began to undo the sash of her favorite green robe. Smiling teasingly at h...r neighbor as she saw His mouth drop open, she blew Him a kiss and let the robe puddle around her feet. Her long legs were bare, and her feet clad in her red high heels, pronouncing the shape of her calves. Turning her long curvy back to Him so He could see the outline of her body, she leaned forward and placed a hand on the back of the couch. . All the while he pierced me with his eyes. I averted mine only to be swayed into looking back at them again. I was drawn to them as one is when revisiting a scene of incomprehensible horror, unable to resist the inflicted pain it resulted in. He grabbed me by the side again and this time leaned in and kissed me. I was suddenly getting what I wanted which filled me with ephemeral joy and dismay. I explored him with my lips, rested my upper lip above his, making a mental picture that mirrored. Kyla grabbed it and Marti started to squeal."Shhh," I said. "If you're gonna fight, wait till we're inside.”Kyla let go and walked to the front door with her shoulders back. Derek followed and Marti floated behind them. I fumbled for my keys then opened the door.Kyla grabbed Derek and sat him down on the couch. Marti peeked at me from under the makeshift cowl."Marti," I said, "If you don't want to be here, you shouldn't be here."She said, barely audibly, "I do wanna be here." Just shy?" I asked. The truck was fitted with a large camper top that easily slept three, but was rated for four. He had ended up spending the night on the floor of the camper. He hadn’t gotten much sleep until after Dan and Joe had headed out to look for a spot to watch the gang. That had been about eleven in the morning rather than the planned six o’clock.The delay that morning had been a result of having to deal with the Sonny’s truck. The car problem had been solved by buying a used car from a private.