At the end, she struggled to say, “Like much. Do again?” I nodded and she smiled and kissed me, tears forming in her eyes.I’d taught English as ... second language to Latinos but seized on that as a way to see her often. Joe thought it would be a good idea and I was scheduled to come over after work Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. He would glue himself to the TV and we would retreat to the bedroom. After working for a while, she would insist that we copulate, the nice and loving way we had before. ”Brenda smiled and said, “I fill out an A-cup bra pretty well and soon I’ll be into a B-cup. You should see them then. By the way I’m trying to name them. I kind of like ‘the girls.’ What do you think?”I smiled and asked, “Can I touch the girls?”Brenda smiled and walked closer to me. I was still sitting in my computer chair so she walked in between my knees and placed her hands on my shoulders. I reached up and touched them just as gently as I could. I didn’t want to hurt her and cause her to. Then my heel broke."She sighed."Kevin you just get used to going along with things, that's why I just let Carlton 'help' me to our room. He insisted, and I took the line of least resistance – it would only be until he overstepped the mark. Carlton didn't."That's all. I can't say any more than that, except I'm sorry to have upset you, and in front of your friends too. I should have been more sensitive to where I was. I wasn't at a promotion, I was with you."So there it was, a reasonable. She was floating on a cloud. There had been pain – a burning, a wasting away of her body, but now she could let go – let go and be reborn! She felt the cloud vanish as it was replaced by the pounding of blood in her veins; a strong heart beating with new life. Disoriented, she opened her eyes and watched lights swirl around in a strange pattern.“Focus, child,” a soft, but strong voice said from somewhere very near. She could actually feel the deep resonance of his voice in her body as he spoke..