As the last note fades, I look into your eyes once more and note a similar glistening making your baby blues sparkle. We share a brief kiss and sit ba...k down. The waitress brings our food over to us just as we’re sliding back into the booth. We talk quietly over breakfast, saying nothing, yet saying everything. The main topic of conversation surrounds our week to ourselves and how much we’re looking forward to having that week away. Finally, breakfast done, we head back out to your truck and. He walked up behind Jasmine and handed her a fifty dollar bill. He asked her what time she was getting off. ’12, or whatever time we’re done cleaning, unfortunately.’ He smiled, ‘That is unfortunate. But, whenever you’re welcome to come over. I have beer, and I know you want to relax after a hard day of getting your tits stared at.’ They both laughed. He handed her his card. She took a look before smiling up at him, ‘Okay, James.’ She winked as she retreated into the kitchen, just as Lena was. I’m surprised I’d taken so long to realise what a lovely person she was. I guess being open to a new experience let me see her in a new light. The thing was I didn’t feel the same sort of love for her as I had for Ryka.I’ve wondered over the last fourteen years how true that was love was. After all, Darin had taken her from me. I like to blame it on the berries, but I think on some level I frightened her and she let the berries, her fear and her uncertainty of me, pick Darin as a safer. Ipicked up my phone and I called Jack on his cell. Nobody answered, Ifigured he was probably asleep. I left him a message and told him I willcall him tomorrow.I opened my bags and placed all the garments on my pink silky bed. Iopened the douche packages and I went to the bathroom. Although I havetried this a few times it was still a little painful. I wanted to be asready as I could for my lover. After I cleaned up the mess, I sat in thetub, read my magazine and sipped my juice.I couldn't quite.