I’ll be perfectly honest. At first, I felt that my efforts were neither noticed nor appreciated. Thomas was mostly his usual self. I began to convin...e myself that I was deluded, but still I soldiered on. But as the day passed I would occasionally catch him leering at me when he thought I wasn’t paying attention.Night eventually came, and with it came a moist and cool breeze, almost cold. We cooked outside once more and talked for hours. He was still charming and assertive when he spoke, except. “Welcome to my abode, Mats. Come into the kitchen, let me take the wine. Would you like a glass now?”“Only, if you join me.”“I will, this is one of my favorites.”“Well it is just luck, as I am not a wine connoisseur. Black Russian’s are my drink.”“Wow, I get potty when I drink those.”All the time I am bantering with Anneke, Krystin is watching my every move. She is sitting across from me. My eyes are admiring her shapely legs that are molded into her jeans. Of course, my target is her crotch.. Shannon called her mom, and then I called mine. I was a little surprised again. "You're at Mary's? Good! Don't go home! The neighbors called earlier, it's a zoo, reporters everywhere. You were on the twelve o'clock news."I blinked. "I didn't think they were going to use it." That and I'd prayed they wouldn't; I'd said too many things wrong."Welcome to the world of film editing, Tom. They only used parts of it, with parts of other people talking as well. It makes you sound like a big hero." I'm. Les feels the same wave through her and catches her breath just as Abbie is. Right now, the logical thing is for them to turn their chairs, so their thighs aren’t rubbing against each other, but this momentary exhilaration keeps them frozen in place.Abbie’s breathing is low and slow. She just lifts and lowers her thigh against Les to feel a second shock crash through her. It is like time is standing still. In a flash, which seems to take minutes to run through, Abbie imagines kissing Les,.