’ Now it was Kaitlyn who landed a playful punch on his shoulder. He grinned and caught her hand in his before she could draw it away. He gave her fi...gers a squeeze and released her. ‘Give yourself a few more dates before you write him off as a carousing hockey player.’ Kaitlyn met her cousin’s eyes and nodded. Carouser wouldn’t be the first word that came to mind when she thought of Alex. Or the tenth, or even hundredth. He did seem like a good guy, funny and relaxed. And downright sexy, she. She got few photos and looked quite good in it. So I sent her a hi and our convo started developing quite good. She was a good to go girl who doesn’t wanna take life seriously. She wanted to enjoy the little comforts of life and so did I so our mind mingled together, but more importantly I wanted our bodies to.It was a usual convo about each other’s lives when suddenly she posted a new pic with her wearing a red saree. I complimented she had a good waist line to which she said thanks. I replied. At the bar Sam order a wine for himself and a cocktail for Lucy. They chatted for a few hours. Sam ordered her another drink and another. Then he invited her back to his place. He could not believe it, even after 3 cocktails she said NO! He thought she was just being a tease and convinced her to at least let him take her home so he would know she made it there safely. She agreed. Once they were back in the backseat of the car she fell asleep with her head rested against him. She smelled so. Only the sadness remained but it was a shadow of what it had been; with Alyssa front and center I had no time to be sad.For close to twenty years, we spent almost every day and night together. The evenings that she went out with friends were hard on me. I would pace back and forth like a lion in a cage until she came home. As I heard her at the front door I would sit in my big overstuffed chair and pretend I was interested in the newspaper or a book. Alyssa would tell me about her exciting.