But Maria knew that Stella was not going to be using this brush on her hair, but rather on her bottom. Instinctively, she moved her hands back to cove... her still throbbing butt cheeks. “Natalie, you’ll be glad this one is being passed on now to Maria. I understand Carlo has been making good use of it, especially since Anthony got engaged and he knew he’d be handing it over soon!” mused Stella to one of her sisters-in-law. Natalie was the wife of Anthony’s brother, Carlo. They had been married. Yes, that was it. That must be what was happening. Her heart pounded frantically in her chest, as she felt the warm breath startto move down the nape of her neck. No, it was real. It felt so real. She shookher head in confusion; her blonde curls tickling around her shoulders as shemoved. Then she froze, her body going absolutely still with shock, as she feelsa warm finger trace the side of her cheek. Then it was gone. The breath, the finger. Jade listened intently, tryingto catch that. Miles looked over to the fireplace where he’d flung the glass. He had gotten as far as sweeping the pieces into one central pile, but hadn’t picked them up. They were still sitting there, a kind of reminder of how his life had broken apart those years ago. And, it was still in some ways, broken. Miles looked at the shards of glass one more time, and ambled up the stairs. He dumped the contents of a jug bottle on his bed and started to sort the change. He’d need it for tomorrow’s poker game.. .Well, I guess I really gotta write this, dont I?The doc's insist that writing might be the best way for me to deal withit, and wont let me go until I do, so here goes .....But I am gonna tell it my way.Lets hit the wayback machine back to early October, because that's asclose to the beginning as we probably need to go.Thats when a boy named Tom transferred to Walter Raleigh high school.Tom was ...quiet, shy. An easy target for bullies, who called him "fag"and names like that. But there was one.