I wasn't too sure about her interests so we had toget some general. We looked at some clothing choices, some perfume andsome jewelry. We finally decid...d on a really cute necklace and braceletset that complimented the dress she made in class. I just knew she wouldreally like it since she was so into sewing.After we selected her present, mom focused the rest of the shopping tripon me. "Honey, you're going to need a new nightgown and a cute pair ofsocks for bed and at least something new for you. He could feel her smaller hand trembling even over the rumble of the big 427. Reaching up, he ran his fingers over her cheek, cupping her face in his palm as she turned to kiss his hand. ‘We’ll get through this Vanessa,’ Mark said. ‘Yes, we will, together,’ Amy chimed in from the back. They had just reached the ‘fun zone’ as Mark called this stretch of the country road the Captain lived on. He caught Amy’s grin and saw a similar one on Vanessa’s face as he carved the first turn in second. "Rebecca did just tell me that Brian's reproductive health test was disappointing. He produced zero live. Obviously, he'll need to provide additional samples but it looks like Rebecca called it right, yesterday. Brian does not appear capable of fathering his own children. Add to that his injuries, the disruption of your lives and now a significant memory loss, and the trucking company has little, to nothing left for them to stand on, to defend themselves."Their truck forever changed Brian's. We ate, with champagne, by candlelight. I have a spare room with a futon; we took candles and champagne up, and made love all night. The next night was also sleepless, and just as wonderful.The long and short of it is that we spent 8 months not being able to get enough of each other. She nearly killed me. She had a virtual list of things she wanted to try, and we worked through it, taking our time. I tied her to the bed, she tied me to the bed. We shot 2 hours worth of video. We.