I miss seeing my kids every day, but I come back here every three weeks or so. Fortunately, Penny and I are cool, so I get to have them with me next m...nth for two weeks. We’ll hit Pike’s Peak and take in a Rockies game and visit Yellowstone.”“Any women in your life?” Jamie asked casually.I suppressed the urge to roll my eyes and made sure to regulate my breathing at Jamie’s lame attempt to fish.“A few,” Terry said, shooting me a look.I shrugged, and the moment passed. Later, when we were taking. Victoria stroked my cheek and my hair and all the time shewas smiling and there was a glint in her eyes. There was no regret butthere was something else, love, it had to be love. I stared right backat her. I had never noticed just how pretty her nose was before, theleft corner of her mouth was slightly higher than the right when shesmiled and she was smiling.She whispered, "I love you."Victoria ordered a bottle of wine and some dinner from room service. Aswe sat eating naked she looked at. I’d teased him about wanting to rub his hands over my naked body again. But right then, the idea seemed very appealing, especially if, two days hence, I was going to have to forgo pestering him.I got up to go find him and was surprised that I was just sore, rather than crippled. He was in his office, wearing reading glasses, going through bills or something. He looked at me over the glasses, which were perched on the tip of his nose. I thought “geezer” but immediately pushed that thought out of. Iagreed and said I looked forward to that day.I hung up and went into the bedroom to get ready for bed. I was still alittle bit excited and a little nervous now and wondered if I was reallygoing to get any sleep tonight just thinking about all that went ontoday. I quickly got undressed and put on my favorite night gown. Afterremoving my make-up I lay down and was surprised that I went to sleepfairly fast and started to dream about the operation and my now upcomingwedding.** * * * * * *Ken and I.