If he played the role of whipping boy well enough, she might grace him with a kiss on the cheek as the public part of the evening concluded. If he did...'t, he might be left standing in humiliation as she publicly dropped him and went home with someone else.Ruth had pointed out the intricacies to Regan as they got their nails done at an upscale salon. Regan had been appalled. In this, Regan had been fortunate that her mother rarely needed assistance from anyone – but a voice inside of her told. ‘I…I did…want…to…see…you,’ Larry stammered. He took a step toward her. ‘I’ve been thinking about you.’ All he could think of was taking Debbie in his arms, and kissing her. It had been so long! And he’d thought about it so much! ‘You…you have?’ Debbie responded, looking at him, her heart thudding. She took a step toward him. Suddenly, they were in each other’s arms. Their lips joined, their bodies pressed together, and both of them felt passion flaring. No further talk was necessary. Larry. He knew he was venturing into uncharted territory with his sister, who also happened to be a woman he was starting to desire in a much more unsibling way. He was fairly sure Kimber wanted him here as well. She wasn’t pulling away, and she had also been interested in their parents being asleep before he gave her a goodnight kiss, “Glad you’re still up. I wasn’t completely sure,” he told her. Maeson then leaned in and went to kiss her, but not chastely. Not a brother’s kiss, but a kiss on the. He went next to the kitchen and found that the kitchen was stocked with fresh food that morning and satisfied, he had left the apartment quietly. Hunter’s words had haunted him since he had uttered them two days earlier, ‘When are you going to tell her that she belongs to you?’ Stephen frowned as once again the words sounded in his mind. He knew she was not ready accept another in Mel’s place yet and that he needed to give her the time to heal properly. The vision of her pale marked body.