You know how everyone is always busy during this season. So, I had asked the girls over for coffee and freshly baked Spritz cookies since they were al...ays a big hit and seemed to disappear into mid-air. Micha was busy that evening which had sorely cut into our time for each other, and I was beginning to feel a little lost, frustrated, and even questioning. There were four of my friends and I who sat around my kitchen table that evening. The table was adorned in a red linen tablecloth, fitting. " Noting the sarcasm in her voice, Alex blushed and followed her inside.She again looked him over. Alex thought he saw her consider for a moment, then she spoke. "We have not really gotten off on the right setting, you and I. And I think this might be a good opportunity for you to apologize to me. You clearly see yourself as God's gift to the earth," and, pausing, glancing down once again, added "and I must admit you truly ARE a very well hung young man. I think that counts for something." Alex. My lips couldn’t break away and I wanted our kiss to never again end, but it eventually did.“I love you,” Linda whispered, as our lips parted and we hugged tightly for several long minutes.“And I love you!” I cried out, but I could no longer shed any tears, even ones of joy. “But you were dead ... you died in my arms minutes before I could bring you to Mother ... and now she’s dead too.”“She is ... but really she isn’t. I can feel her even now, resting. She was so very old and tired! She lives. I wanted what Jessica had.What did Jessica have that I wanted so terribly? Everything, I wanted to beJessica. During the several months of working with Jessica I often foundmyself teasing and flirting with her, trying to hide the fact that I wantedto replace her as Jessica. My ultimate agenda of what exactly I intendedwith Jessica remained hidden to everyone. I had long searched for someonethat I could replace and had decided for several reasons that she was theperfect person. I began to devise.