You really docare about him, don't you?"Smiling sheepishly, I said, "Yeah mom, I do." Do you think you love him?" she asked me more seriously.I was un...ure of the answer at first. "Mom I don't know... I mean,maybe?" I said without much conviction. Then I started thinking aboutthe first time I met him and how infuriating he was, but how I had alsostarted looking forward to seeing him on my runs. The conversations thatwe had, and the verbal sparring we did, and how our friendship hadstarted. Then. If the rain had been recent, he might find some good samples that were easily accessible. If not, he’d find weathered samples that he would have to remove to reach the better samples.Looking down, he spotted a number of crystals that he initially assumed were quartz. When he noticed that one of the crystals had a bend in it, he realized that it was crystalline gypsum. The quantity that was scattered about suggested that a nice area of gypsum had been recently exposed. He paused and looked at. Somehow she had managed to free her arms from my bear hug and they were now firmly wrapped around my neck with her head nestled under my chin. ******************** When we landed I helped her out of the aircraft into the waiting arms of the medical team that was there to meet us. She placed her hand behind my head, pulling it down to her lips and gave me a long kiss. ‘Thank you for everything,’ she whispered in my ear before giving me another kiss. Before I could respond ‘Doc’ called to me. He looked deep into my eyes and told me that he would never leave me. I sighed wistfully and thought I was in Heaven. Little did I know that he just wanted to cop a feel; not that it bugged me or anything, but when things looked like they were going to get purely physical, I wanted to see how far he would go for me first. And lo and behold, the spineless prick didn't even try to fuck me once I put on the slightest hard-to-get act. To be honest, I'm not sure if I would have let him or not. He.