. well, we agreed that there'd be no sex before marriage between us but Jackie, I... I can't take it any more! For the last three nights I've not been...able to sleep. My body longs for you, I think of nothing and no one else, I want you!"Whew! That was a relief. Now I knew I could handle the situation. "Honey, no," I said gently, "we'd only ruin it. I really appreciate that you want me so badly but you know yourself we'll be glad for waiting when the time comes." I knew you'd say that," he said. I've come over there and started to end it and then you take me in your arms and..." Maybe you should come over here now." No, if I do that, I'm lost. We both know I can't resist you, your charm, your..." Lovemaking?" Laura was silent, She didn't want to acknowledge the young man was right. "Look, Laura, we both enjoy..." That's the problem. I enjoy it too much. I've gotten to the point of being willing to put twenty-four years of marriage in jeopardy just to steal some time with you." And. 'Yeah...strong,' Darin added.'That doesn't change the fact that I was the adult. I should have stopped it. I should've walked away from it,' I said.Adam bit his lip, a thoughtful look on his face that I couldn't read. 'There was a time when I would've broken you into little pieces, but it sounds like we're well past that,' Adam said.'I know it was terribly stupid and totally irresponsible and I wouldn't blame you for being furious,' I said.Adam was quiet for a moment. When he spoke it was in a. ” “I think hell must be a lot like South Carolina. But it could be worse for you. You could have a view of the pool.” “Does it look tempting?” “Very.” I had been staring at the blue water for most of the conversation, thinking how nice it would be if Stacie and I were together in it. She changed the subject. “Was this the most boring day you can remember?” “It was bad.” I sat on the edge of the bed where I could keep my sight.