When dad died and we sat down and talked, neither Danny nor I could figure what mistakes he had made. He stood up to a cheating wife and said no. At l...ast in my case children were still a thing of fantasy, we both wished he had married again but it wasn’t meant to be. Mom messed with his head and even I will admit that Beth had messed with mine. Beth would get on with her life even if I was still in our town. So I figured I may as well get on with my life in another one and leave her to it, and. “Alright, you two, enough of that,” said Sue.“Hey, I didn’t get to have fun last time; I’m making up for lost time here,” said Brandi.The pilot came in a few minutes later and told us the luggage was stored, but two of us would have to stay behind because it was too heavy. The girls all went frantic over who packed too much as the pilot chuckled.I let the excitement build before I spoke up, “Girls, Jeff’s pulling your leg; no one is staying behind.”“Jay, you could have given me a couple of. Man, was I ever so wrong about that?Every time he and I made a simple physical connection, my body felt as if it was on fire, quickly spreading lower and lower. I often fantasized about what it would feel like to have his hands brush over my skin and his warm lips licking or kissing down my neck. Every time that I stood near him, my face felt flushed and hot because it was becoming harder and harder to stay in control of myself.It all started as a joke. Just outside a concert, some friends and. Fortunately, I had my own washer-dryer, for I still didn't have enough strength to leave the apartment without overdoing it and getting sick. About all I could manage was to throw out the trash. Anything more and I would be puking my guts out.Anyway, I gathered all the clothes, separated the whites, and started my first load of laundry.Oh.The gentle whooshing and rocking of the warm machine was so comforting. I could just stay there all day long.But Julia had mentioned vacuuming specifically.