"Merlin, you are scaring the poor girl again. Or at the very least she's going to want to hit you over the head with something firm if you don't stop ...revaricating!" Arthur said."Alright, alright! Erin what would you say if I were to tell you that there are not six degrees of separation between you and I? You are familiar with the concept of six degrees of separation are you not?" Emory sat back a bit to await her answer.After a moment of reflection, Erin said "Yes, I'm familiar with the. Setting them up in the late afternoon shade of the tall pines, he pulled out his cleaning equipment and went about getting the grill ready to go.As darkness settled into the campground, Fred used the tongs to move the chicken from the grill to the big platter Jessica had brought him. Glancing around him at motion he noticed out of the corner of his eye, he saw a bat streak past at the edge of the light cast by the lantern. Odd, I could swear I heard a high-pitched squeal as that bat flew by way. ” He grinned. “She told me you were the wild-child in high school. Something about you and the entire football team.”“Sorry to disappoint you but she’s exaggerating… it was just the offense.” I laughed.“So, whatever happened to that Gail?”“It’s simple, I grew up and got married. Those days are nothing but fading memories of a not so stellar past.”“Does Mike know your history?”“Hell no! And you better not tell him!”“Mums the word. But… whatcha gonna do to buy my silence?” he asked, cupping my. It’s now or never and I’ll be damned if I am going to lose this last opportunity to become your kitten. Looking in the window, I catch my first glimpse of you in nearly a month. You’re sitting at your computer, obviously solving a last minute work issue. I stand there for a minute, admiring your body. Your blue jeans cover those long, strong legs. Your long sleeved shirt covers those strong arms that I long to hold me. But your face has a very serious look on it. There is frustration and.