. to Mikey” I heard her say with a laugh.“Gone again?” was her little jab at my psyche.“Not far,” I jabbed right back.“Thinking of ME?” ...he asked.I stepped so close to her not even a piece of tissue paper would fit between us. Softly maneuvering her face a little as I held it between my hands, I whispered in a breath that spilled over face, “Always and Forever.”Lindie sighed and that dip I told you about, happened. Her knees went lax and if I hadn’t been holding her, she might have landed butt. But you, s*s, you are just perfect. The type of girl anyone would be lucky to have. What every guy wants, but what some are just too blind to see.”She stared into my eyes, seeing through me as only she could do. She flashed with indecision, and leaned slightly forward, as if unsure of what she wanted. I knew that this was my only chance. I took it. I leaned forward and kissed her. My lips tentatively moving against hers. It lasted only a few seconds, but it was by far the best kiss of my life.. Gary was a great teacher, very patiently pointing out things to look at on the birds, and never sounding exasperated when he'd tell me that it was "just another Booby – brown on the back, white on the belly..." when I'd ask, for, like, the twentieth time, what a bird was.When Kate called to him that they needed to discuss something about immigrations, I tried to bird by myself, but it was frustrating. I was never sure of what I was seeing. It was a lot more fun with Gary than all alone, so I. "Ohhh my, what's all this?" he asked.Claire was dressed in an elaborate costume. A pair of furry clip-on cat ears, black with pink inside, were in her hair. Contact lenses gave her yellow irises with faux vertically slit pupils. Thin black lines representing whiskers were drawn across her cheeks. Caps on her canine teeth turned them into small fangs. A silver jingle bell hung from a black leather choker around her neck. Her top was a black leather lace-up halter top vest, the crisscrossed.