I couldn't stand it if my own dad had ... with my bestest friend."The kitchen door opened and Mr Devonshire came in. Had he heard anything? Danielle's...voice was piercing enough at the best of times, even when she wasn't trying to make herself heard above the sound of the washing machine. "Hello, Mr Devonshire." Hello, Fluffy," he said, for all the world as if he hadn't just spent the night with her - to say nothing of spending a significant sum on her intimate wardrobe in the past twenty-four. It was already fifteen minutes past midnight and the girl’s foul mood was obvious even to the popcorn boy. Her date for the evening had stood her up, none of her friends were around, and the only resort for entertain- ment was a lonely midnight movie. Sighing, she leaned back in the scratchy seat as the lights finally dimmed. The theatre door opened and closed quickly, flashing a spear of light at the opening curtains. A dim figure strolled down the aisle. She seated herself next to. I'd attended the occasional classical concert in the past, but generally preferred something a little more contemporary. The last concert I'd attended featured a reunion of Deep Purple, where they'd played to a packed arena, and left me slightly deaf for hours afterwards.I sat bracketed between Sarek and Nella, with Tamar to the far side of his partner. As soon as she settled in her seat, she folded down the front panel of her evening gown, baring her breasts. Her nipples stood out against her. I opened the box in front of him. Inside were two gold bands, thick and shiny. Max looked down at them in surprise. I took out the one that would fit me and placed it in his hand. Then I took the one that was for him and took his left hand. I looked straight in his eyes. I put all the solemnity and love I could into my eyes, let down all the walls so he could see the truth in what I was about to do. As I pushed the ring onto his finger, I told him:“With this ring, I thee wed. With my body I.