.you startled me," she said, "Are you jacking off with my panty?" She looked absolutely delicious...hair done perfectly, makeup applied tastefully, an... bright red lipstick. She was totally naked, and her full breasts swayed as she walked and spoke. "You said I could come over any time I wished...just thought I'd test the invite," I said. She smiled, walked over and sat on the bed. "I see you've checked my outfit...what do you think of it?", she asked with a smile. I told her it was very classy,. “Dany, the weird thing is – the whole time I was with Steph and planning a life with her, I couldn’t stop thinking about you.”“Why would you think of me?” Dany’s hopes and dreams rushed back into the realm of possibility.“I can’t believe how much of an idiot I am.”“Yes, you are. But why?”“Because I love you, Dany! I have for years and have been too scared to tell you. You’re my best friend and I never wanted that to change. If I had a functioning brain on all things love-related, I would have. I hadexcused myself from Mark's embraces and kisses at about 10:20. I wanted toleave myself enough time to get myself cleaned up before Sarah arrived. Ihad packed a fairly extensive beauty kit in my oversized pocketbook - make-up, a hair brush, even a small bottle of hairspray. Mark found a newtoothbrush for me to use.I spread out my things in the powder room. When I looked at my reflectionin the mirror, I was glad I had thought this through. I looked awful. Myhair was a mess and my make-up was. When he had enough to start his fire, he chopped off some larger limbs and broke them over his knee before setting his fire.Dark had settled over the plains by the time Jeremiah had his coffee on to boil and his bedroll laid out on a patch of dead grass. His horse had finished his oats and he led him back to drink again.He’d packed some biscuits, fried pork and yard-bird that Jessie had fixed for him. As he drank his coffee and ate his food, he thought of Jessie. He couldn’t help but wonder.