I feel embarrassed for a moment. How could I have been so forward? I regret causing you any discomfort. And I am just thinking that I should turn and ...alk away when I notice that your eyes are slowly searching mine. And my gaze returns to yours. I search yours eyes. They are so lovely. So beautiful and so strong. I watch you for just a moment and then I reach forward and move to gently kiss your cheek. But I stop. And move back just a little. I continue to look at you, drinking in all your. "That's the way we greet strangers, Joe," she said. "This is how we greet good friends after a long time apart." She sank to her knees, shifting Meier to one shoulder and reaching out with the other arm to embrace the alien. Igwanda, slightly startled by her impetuous action, smiled and followed suit with Akakha. The Edenites, considerably more startled, at first simply stood there and then tentatively returned the embraces.After a moment Meiersdottir and Igwanda regained their feet. "Now, Joe,. " Inez smiled and pushed Bianca's hair back off her forehead, "The only reminder of our marriage I REALLY want stands here before me -- I need no other keepsakes..." Okay." Bianca smiled sadly, leaning into her mother's caress, and turned away to handle the task.When she was gone, Velma looked up. "She was lookin' fo' some support; dat goin' through shit gonna be hard on her..." Oh," Inez grunted. "Selfish of me... When this is ready, I'll go look in on her."It took ten minutes, but Inez found. Then, suddenly, a loud crack made me cry out in shock. Fuck, what the hell was that? It happened again and I knew then that it was the crack of a whip – a real whip. Oh my God. When the whip cracked again something heavy landed across my bottom making me scream. As I tried to process the pain I was confused. The pain was like that of a heavy flogger, but the crack of the whip had sounded at exactly the same time. It happened again, the sharp crack of the whip sounding at the same moment the.