As she bit she felt a blob of cream attach itself to the tip of her nose and she opened her eyes just in time to see John’s forefinger approach her ...ace and gently remove the blob. He was looking directly, deeply, into her eyes as he brought his finger to his mouth and licked off the cream. Lisa’s heart lurched in her chest but she recovered quickly and said, ‘Hey you, you’re stealing my food!’ and darted forward to get a fingerful of the cream on his scone and licked it off, ‘Now we’re even.’. Pressing the snooze button on his alarm lit up the screen to show the time as 7:35. It wasn't long before he heard Summer exit her room, the door to which was across the hall and a few feet down from his. She murmured something and made her way to the bathroom. Her next vocalization was audible throughout most of the house. 'Who's home?!', she'd shouted.John sighed and stepped over to his door, pulling it back just enough to peer out into the hallway - though he couldn't see anything. He knew. A faint smile passed over me as I grabbed a beer and headed out to claim the best lounger. The sun was burning down like it was mid summer, though spring had just begun. I wanted to make the most of the day and lay out on my back to catch a few rays before the onslaught of bodies that would surely swarm me when they arrived. I wasn’t too far off as the three girls came quickly padding through the patio doors from the house to the deck that surrounded the pool. A shadow appeared over me. As I sat down and we blessed the food with a simple honoring to God and family we ate, our eyes and hearts now focused on what was to happen with the new found pleasures we had thrown the door open to. The obvious question was not what would happen that day, but what would happen after her stay with me ended and we could not be together once she went home to her parents. It saddened both of us, naturally, we had found joys together, love together, and pleasures of mind and spirit that no one in.