” Donna looked at the sexy black long dress. “Ms, Brendan will like it, and maybe Robert too.”She chuckled at the fact she actually wanted to pl...ase Ms. Brendan before her Robert. “What a difference a job makes!” she smiled to herself.Within minutes she went back to the waiting Ms. Brendan to show the dresses she had chosen.“Try them on, Cutty. Let’s see what you think turns me on.”The sales lady looked a bit strange at that remark, but Donna was still beyond caring. She just went to the. Hearing the fire, he walked into the living room and leaned against the wall. “Hey, you.” Samantha tugged on the blanket and beamed at him, “hi.” Gabe walked into the room and sat on the couch, Samantha leaned into him as he kissed the top of her head. “It’s past midnight, you didn’t have to wait up.” Running her hands along his thigh, she spoke lightly. “I wanted to.” They sat in comfortable silence for several minutes before Gabe broke the quiet air. “How was dinner with Hadley?” “It was. I figured what-the-hell? I had nothing else of interest going on.**I arrived in mid-day. A limo had been at the airport topick me up, and delivered me to Beth’s and Charles’sdoor in complete luxury. A sign was on the door statingthe family was in back, so I left my luggage on theporch and went to find them.Indeed, their house was tremendous. Aside for beinghuge, it was beautifully constructed and surrounded byimpeccable landscaping. As I walked to the back, theimage of a shimmering. Outside the windows it was a gray winter morning, cold and rainy. There was an occasional gust of wind, with the rattle of sleet on the glass. The thermostat clicked as it returned to the daytime settings. Warmth began to flow from the vents.We lay spooned, back to front. My lips teased the crease where her hairline met the nape of her neck. My left arm wrapped up from underneath, grasping her shoulder, hugging her warmth tighter to me. The blanket had slipped from my exposed shoulder. A quick.