..Originally, the log rafts were made up on the ice, the outside logs chained together by two inch thick linked chain fastened to big spikes driven de...p into the logs. Other trees were felled and lined up in rows between the chained perimeter logs. By leaving slack in the chains the log raft could follow the twists, turns and bends in the river. The rafts were floated to the mill and lumber was sawn from the logs.Chicago was still rebuilding from the fire and the new way carpenters had figured. She would sew Potter-inspired costumes, mine as Hermione and hers as Harry, at her father’s tailor shop. I passed my phone to Barb.“Truth or dare.”Anne and Barb had a whispered colloquy and then they each shook my outstretched hand. “A sensational send-up. We’re in,” Barb said.I prepared for my detour into dating and possible seduction by stopping my Spiro. My erections and fantasies intensified as my testosterone rebounded. I tried to imagine myself fucking Marta, but to reach orgasm my dream. "You knew!" I shouted at him. "He wanted me and a few others to go to Los Angeles to head up a new office," Mark said as the rain began to come down. I stared a hole through Mark. "I told him I couldn't leave because you were invested in your career." "You spineless prick," I shouted as I stormed away from him. Mark ran up to catch up with me. "I didn't know he was going to do that," he said as he walked next to me. "He asked you if I didn't have my job would you go?" I stopped and looked at. A little privacy is nice sometimes!” I said.I felt a raspberry being blown, somewhere, and then a couple of others, and then laughter; it was good-natired teasing.“Glad to know you approve,” I said to the household, to even more laughter and wave of love and fondness.I hugged Ellie a last time and then made to get up. “Oooh!” she pouted and didn’t move, keeping me pinned within and under her. “Let me just enjoy this for a bit!”“Happy to!” I replied, and hugged her to me again. We sat there.