Awake and aware she shrank in shame from the dream but the image of her children in the act of coitus lingered enticingly in the shadows of her consci...usness.For days after the intense dream she watched her children acutely as they went about their lives. She noticed that they weren’t overly hostile toward the other, the care and loving they showed her was reflected in the way they acted with each other. Slowly over time her longing for intimacy and need for fulfillment caused a wickedly. Cars are illegal without a special permit, in fact, and no one’s seen a combustion engine in years.I walk into my building, and the scent of orchids hits me in the face. It’s vehement and loud. There are no flowers, yet the fragrance is pervasive. I wonder if someone is wearing perfume. It grows stronger as I make my way to my office, and I resolve to ignore it.My office is as its always been. Tan industrial carpet softens my footsteps, but not enough to cushion my feet against the concrete. Seven hundred and fifty thousand ought to do it."Patty and I were speechless. "Hey, just kidding son. You're family. I haven't got anyone to leave the place to. You pay the taxes. On paper, we'll set the price for what the town appraisal is. I think you want to stay around, so if you want to look after me until, you know, when you plant me, well you can have the place. Another thing, if you look around long enough you might find something of value here. This place has some secrets."I sent Patty. She knew she shouldn’t have feelings like this about her step-father, but was helpless in controlling them. Try as she might to deny her emotions, occasionally she got caught off guard. She fancied her step-dad; idolised him even. There had been boyfriends, but no one lasted very long as they couldn’t possibly match the high bar in her mind, that had been unknowingly set by the man who had helped raise her.She continued to silently watch him stroking back and forth, mesmerised by the sight. She.