Though slender and beautiful, with dark hairand arresting green eyes, she nevertheless cut out a commanding presenceriding tall and serene in the sadd...e. She was dressed all in blackrobes, but I could see that the fabric was light and silky lifting andfalling in the gentle breeze. Both fearsome and attractive her succulentred lips pursed out a quizzical expression on her slightly chiseled palefeatures. I returned her wariness of me with a slight wry curling of asmile and I was rewarded with a. Bailey saw the blank look on Jones's face and he knew something was wrong, "Are you ok?"He didn't look up, "I ... I don't know."There was a tone of concern in Bailey's voice, "What do you mean you don't know? Did you talk to Edith?" No. I couldn't get her on the phone." So who were you talking to all this time?"Jones's hands were shaking on the table. "I talked to my family. They haven't heard from Edith in several weeks. My mom was a little upset that Edith hadn't called her. So then I called. “Shouldn’t a c***d be conceived with love?”Anne finally understood what he was saying. With that, he kissed her and told her she was a beautiful, wonderful, generous lover. They agreed to give Noel a gift he would never forget.Christmas Eve was a whirlwind. Ray’s parents brought the girls home and then proceeded to fill every square inch of space with presents. Anne made a prime rib dinner and everyone sat quiet as Noel read the story of the first Christmas. The girls placed cookies and eggnog. I took my time getting back walking in the water and on the sand, mixed a drink and went back to the deck took my bikini off and resumed taking in the afternoon sun. it was about an hour later that the 2 girls showed up, I was starting to think that they were not going to come. Pam looked at me and looked a little shocked that I was wearing nothing at all and was trim and a landing strip, a little shy I offered her a drink and asked how old her sister was, the reply took me by surprise, Tammy.