But,’ she added grinning, ‘Most of all we want to say thank you in the best way we can.’ Later that same evening Harry stayed little more than ...n hour with Lois. It was clearer than ever to him that she had somehow slotted him into position in her own mind. He was more than just a sperm donor, as evidenced by her warm friendliness and her enthusiastic enjoyment of sex, but her emotional commitment had a definite boundary, his previous thought that she was almost sisterly seemed closer than. Wendy picked up the lightest trace of his cologne, thesoft voice in her ear sent shivers down her spine. Ittook moments before she realized he was leading her bythe hand to the dance floor.Together they danced, she felt his strong body securelymove her around the dance floor knowing that he was incontrol. As suddenly as she realized she was being ledto the dance floor, she realized the music had changedto a slower tempo song and the band leader said, “Thissong is for all the couples out. It was me being so serious with university stuff, but I knew that it was going downhill. Too scary for you. But it was my reaction to being split from you that shocked me. I spent a day crying on the floor of the girls’ bathroom at school. One of my English classes had to bring me my books, because I couldn’t stay in the lesson. I just couldn’t face it. A whole day knowing you were never going to be by my side. I had to watch you – I had duties again that day. Seeing you, you didn’t seem to. ’ I took her into my arms and hugged her tight for a long time. She held me just as tight. Then I responded: ‘You really love both me and your sisters don’t you.’ She smiled, nodded .and said: ‘You do understand.’ The other three were there when we arrived and each gave me a big hug. Barbara who was cooking, with a grin that was almost a leer, asked: ‘Are you guys hungry after all that exercise.’ Ann blushed beet red, Mary and Cindy both giggled and I just looked sheepish before we all burst.