"Most of this is display only." He assured her.In the center of the room, was a large table, three feet off the ground and five feet long, covered in ...lack vinyl with a black Velcro strap at each corner. On top was a large, vinyl covered box."Position yourself on the box, as before." He pointed to the table. She walked to it, and finding a small step, climbed on top. It was thickly padded and she walked on her knees to the box, bending forward at the waist to lay across it. She knew she could. " I started to say something, but she kept talking afterjust a moment's pause -- she was still looking down and probably hadn'tseen my mouth open. "And Nathan is nice to you in person, but you haven'theard him talking about you behind your back." My stomach sank. "The wayhe and Dad were talking a few weeks ago, on the way home from lunch..."I hugged her. "It's going to be okay," I said. "You might have towait until you're eighteen, or even a little longer, but then you canget exactly the. It was red, it smelt like vegetables and some sort of animal broth. He took a greedy sip. The hot goodness of it reached deep into his belly. He took another deep sip, enjoying how it slid down his throat. The lady was eating much more slowly, sipping only tiny spoonfuls at a time. It made John feel self-conscious. ‘It is delicious.’ he said, putting the bowl down. ‘You good cook.’ ‘Thank you,’ she said. ‘It is my hand-art.’ John had never heard the word. ‘What is a hand-art?’ She tried to. What was wrong with me? I thought. Then mom said, "I watched you in the shower last night. The door wasn't shut tight." Not sure how to answer her, I said, " Sorry thought I had it closed." I am 5' 11" and at the time I was a solid 200 pounds. I worked out, so I had serious muscle tone."Oh, not a problem. It was all my pleasure," she said moving up to rest her leg against my left thigh. She continued, "I divorced your dad because I came to realize we were mismatched sexually, and I needed the.