"Hi Paul how have you been?" She smiled, standing next to her were somesmall suitcases.They hugged in the doorway. "I've been well, it's good to see y...u, my ohmy you are looking great, your tan and, and... umm." Paul stood to oneside beckoning her in with, "How was France?" Paul you always were a charmer weren't you," Emma said as she walkedinside smiling."Let me help you with that, go on, take a seat in the living room," Paulsuggested as he ran to the suitcases, "Careful Paul, they're heavy.". He decided that he wasn't going to risk waking her fully by untangling himself to get up. I'll never be able to resist her if she wakes. As much as I want her, I had rather she have more time to think about what she started tonight. I desire her with all my being, but what if I take her and she wakes up tomorrow appalled that she screwed her brother. We need to go slow at this, he reasoned, not even thinking about how many years he had loved his sister and never done anything about it because. "Of course you do know that you don't have to wait, don't you?"I picked up his coffee mug when I picked up my own and placed them in the dishwasher with the rest of the week's dishes that wouldn't get washed until it was full. Have to conserve water you know. Standing back up I turned to face him. "Oh Brendan, you know the time will come for us, but Christine (his late wife) hasn't been gone that long and I just can't. I'm really sorry." I indicated the clock again. "Besides I have to shower. “Sorry,” he said, “Have you been waiting long?”“No, only about five minutes.”“Let’s order first and then talk,” he suggested and so they did just that.When the waiter left for the kitchen and they each had a glass of wine, Amanda explained, “Yvonne has been shoplifting again while she was on police bail. I went to the police station on Monday in my uniform and told them I’d calmed down a lot and she could come home with me. Then she went out and did it again, but she didn’t get caught this.