Just then, there was a cough from the adjacent bedroom- it was her MIL, who wanted some water. She went away, looking at me with a smile. I went to my...room in a daze. It was unbelievable that a lady was interested in me, that too, such a really pretty and sexy lady.That evening, my physician noted an abnormally high pulse-rate and advised me not to go out into the sun in the day time. I had a sleepless night- seeing her face and body, feeling her boobs pressing against my chest through the. “And Gaby and I were in the same class since preschool, so we're the same age.”“26.”“A full-grown adult.”I looked him over.He certainly was.I moved my hands off his body, tightened my curly bun, and shoved my thumbs into the pockets of my cropped sweatpants. “It's been so long. The last time we were in the same room, Stella was trying to stop you and Gaby from eating paste.”Jacob laughed. “We've seen each other since then.”“When?” I challenged.“At Stella's wedding.”“You were there? I didn't see. He changed the subject and asked, “So what happened?”John waved at them to follow him into the hallway. “This bastard tried to assassinate me. He came into the bedroom and fired two shots. Fortunately, I don’t use that bedroom. I sleep on the floor in the other room.”John pointed to the night vision glasses that hung around the guy’s neck. “I shoved my walking stick with the light on in his face. It must have blinded him because he shot wildly in every direction. I then caught him in the groin. He sits it up on his desk and turns it this way and that, looking at the intricate design over the surface.He shrugs and puts it in his kitchen, figuring he can use it when he gets a date one day. It might look nice with some red wine in it, he thinks, as he tosses a few dirty dishes into his already over-flowing sink.He wipes his hands off on a dirty towel and tosses is over his shoulder, tipping the bottle over, the top popping off. The sound makes him swing around in time to catch the bottle.