I didn't want to discourage or embarrass her either. I wanted her to succeed, to believe she'd seduced me. I wanted her to encourage me. It was one wa... for me to be absolutely sure, beyond all doubt, that what we were doing was what we both wanted. I'd decided this was the way.I didn't answer her directly."I can't take much more of it. I'm only human, Honey." Much more of what?" she asked, a trace of worry entering her mesmerizing eyes."Sweetheart, you're a beautiful girl, too beautiful. I. Phir mai thoda hila to o waha uha ke chali gayi.. maine kuch nahi kahaMaine soch aram se kaam lenge..thodi der bad mai jaga or mausee ko awaj lagai …o aa gai ..mai use kaha “baitho na mausee” wo boli tu pehle naha le” mai bola ” tum baitho apun bate karange mai bad mai naha lunga” phir o baith gayi…mai underwear par hi tha..phir maine kaha “mausee ap bahut sundarho” or uske or karib baith gaya… o kuch nahi boli.. dono me se koi initiative leneKo taiyyar nahi tha nate ki wajah se… phir maine. This ... this emotion, he knew, respected. She smiled up at him."We did it, Chuck." Yup," he nodded. The others were gathering around, shovels and axes in hand. "The fire is out," he shouted, fist raised into the air. "Three cheers for us! Hurrah!"A hundred squirrel women raised their fists as they cheered, bringing him the joy of the absurd he knew so well. He honestly was coming to like them. One, Annot, he thought, began singing, the others joining in. Hedva laughed, her hand still on his. “Better than I deserve,” he responded good naturedly, as another couple sat down at a nearby table. It took a second or two before he recognized them.“Reece?” Paul asked. “What the hell are you guys doing here?”“Us? We live like three blocks away. Have you finished massaging your novel? I mean, no one’s contacted me about the printing, (Reece owned the printing company that would be running copies of Paul’s first novel when it was deemed ready to go to press.) or any of that bullshit.”Jade.