I turned it round to read the label. 'Ammonia — handle with extreme care' it said. I unscrewed the top and the fumes assailed my nostrils. For the f...rst time in some minutes, I began to feel like we were on a more equal footing.The sound of the next shot was deafening. "Stay away from the door!" I warned, although we were all flat back against the shelves already. Then I looked at the position of the bullet hole and cursed. He was going for the lock.Another one. My ears were ringing. The smell. And to have all this, all you are required to do is live like that is who you are.’ Petra sat silent for a long time. Finally she looked up and said, ‘Even a husband?’ Sitting against the front wall of the living room was a man dressed in Dockers, a striped business shirt and wearing glasses. He stood up and said, ‘I’ve watched you from the moment I arrived here today. I’ve spoken to Jenny about you many times. My name is Tom, Tom Soshin. Here is what I offer you: If you will move here, I will. Running my hands back down over her chest, I brushed her dress down to bare her breasts to my touch and felt the swell of her soft but firm flesh ease into my hands. I stood behind her, cupping her breasts, strumming my fingers lightly over her taut erect nipples while she continued to play, her music becoming as overheated as our moment of passion.I bent forward and kissed her on the top of her head, drawing in the scent of her hair. With one hand, I brushed her hair over to one side of her. Methinks Kat has found herself a boyfriend. Or at the very least, a 'fuck-buddy', Robbie mused to himself as he returned to work.Robbie and Lindsey spoke by phone each evening, so she could give him an update on her father-in-law's condition (Trey's Grandfather) and on when they'd be returning. He wanted to know whether he should cancel the pool party that was now only a couple of days away, but Lindsey told him to wait. Mr. Morse seemed to be doing much better, and they might be able to come.