Joe looked at me. "Wow, bud!" he said. "Elise told me, but I didn't quite believe it. Seventeen?" Uh-huh," I said. "Damnedest thing I ever saw. Out of...the clear blue." I told him how we met.The women came back into the living room and Tina sat beside me. "I heard you talking about me, baby," she said."I was telling him about the day we met," I said.She smiled. "Wasn't one of my better days, Mister Joe," she said."Please don't call me mister," Joe said."Okay, Joe, then," she said. "But Mom an'. . angry.” “Shut up,” he said, but he was laughing when he said it. Ten minutes later we were back in the room, clean and shiny. And naked. This time Sam stood facing me as he rubbed me down, his touch lingering on my cock and ass. And once again, when he was finished he left his arms around me for a while. This time it was simply an embrace, chest to chest, my arms around him, too. When I finally got around to grabbing the lotion I spent probably five full minutes putting it on his back. . One upon a time the candle ended and the room became fully dark, I couldn’t see my own hand. There the stormy wind was blowing outside and I heard the thunder sound. Naani fell in sleep and I heard her deep breath of sleep. Once the heavy rain started and at the same time wind became blow faster. The raindrops falling were chattering heavily on the tin roof.The sound awaked Naani and she told me in calm voice “nana, tumi ekhono jege bose aco, tomar shorir kharap korbe. shuye poro, ekhane amar. "I've missed you. You look good."Frankie nodded. "I've missed you, too. You look tired." I am. I've been working long shifts and not getting enough sleep. I feellike hell. But, now I'm here and I feel like I belong." She huggedFrankie tightly and kissed her again.They loaded up Bruce's car with Helen's bag and then the three women rodethe short distance to the cottage.Helen sighed and looked around. "It's been too many weeks. I need this."As Helen unpacked, Frankie and Mary sat on the bed.