She mentioned it to Colin, he said that he also noticed a difference in his people watching. He had started to look at men in a way that would have bo...hered him previously. Their different perspectives helped their love life, not that it needed helping.The week at the beach seemed to fly by and Sunday greeted them with another warm sunny morning, reluctantly they packed to go home.They walked on the beach one last time before the long drive home. They were wearing their swimsuits and walking at. ”She grinned, “I let you think that, but it actually was Mr. Miller who I babysat for. You remember him, don’t you?”I nodded, grim faced.“He worked some crazy hours, like three 12 hour shifts overnight. Someone had to stay with his kids after his wife died. I would sleep over those times. Nothing happened until I turned sixteen.”I kept nodding to keep her talking.“One night he’d come home early in the morning and it was real warm in the house. I wore only thin cotton pajamas to bed and put on a. ” Brandt laughed. I joined him about a second later. I’d never seen Laura like this, but I liked it. She was in control, and it was obvious she was enjoying the role. Brandt joked that Laura had me by the balls, and I told him she’d always had me by the balls, this was just the first time she had actually treated me like it. When our meals finally came out, the burgers really were as good as they boasted. We ate in silence. Laura played with her food more than ate, I think she had other things. We were winning game after game. We qualified for the playoffs for the first time in many years. Our entire town was on fire and excited for Friday night football. We won our first play off game. And our second. And our third. We had qualified for the state championship and would be playing next Saturday for the state title.That week at practice the team and coaching staff were fired up. We ran play after play--watched game films of our opponent--we were ready. Saturday came and we were ready.