He explained that he and Laura were going through some changes in relationship, and that they might not be home for family Thanksgiving celebrations t...is year. Recalling last year’s New Year celebration with Artsy, Dan decided that was what he wanted this year too. He was ready to build new traditions. He decided to somehow include his art community friends, certainly Mrs. Patron, also his secretary, this year. Conflict about the holidays clouded Laura’s mood when she returned from Atlanta. Two. Thank God. Then he spotted Mia’s eyes peeping over the covers. She must have seen his routine. He expected her to laugh at him, but she didn’t. He crossed his arms over his naked chest. She flopped over on the bed. “Well,” she said. “It really happened.”“Yeah.”She got up and pressed herself against him. It was an odd feeling, sharing a shame only they two had. It made him feel even closer to her, which of course didn’t help anything one damn bit. “I actually don’t feel that guilty,” she said.. Maybe the reaction had caused her just to make up things. She had never seen any signs that Sam was drawn to her, well, THAT way. Yes, sure Sam seemed a bit possessive about her but Carly had always chalked that up to the fact that Sam didn't have any other friends. And yeah Sam seemed to always stand or sit very close to her but once again it was because she seemed to be Sam's only close contact. Right? And Sam seemed jealous of Missy or… heck anyone else who threatened to come between them. The moment I saw it, I knew I would never be able to persuade my wife to dump him and make do with what I had to offer.When we arrived home, Jenny was barefoot, in a short, transparent black nightie she had obviously bought especially for the occasion. With eyes only for her black lover, she threw her arms round him and kissed him hard. When they broke off I went to kiss her myself, but her cold stare prevented that. She announced that dinner was ready, and invited Earl to sit and told me to.