The trips to Marshall became routine, arriving on Friday nights and leaving on Sunday to return to Houston. One Sunday while loading the truck to retu...n, I had Numchucks in the back of the truck already to go. I hoped in the car with Sandra to go around the corner to the store and be right back. ‘Numchucks, watch the truck.’ When I returned, Numchucks was gone. I hunted every road leading every which way for way longer than my time frame allowed. I searched my self silly. I eventually had no. She looked at Kathy to see if she had noticed this. There was no way she could not have, but she paid it no attention. Allison was in shock."It's been a long day, my dears, so I think I may have to get some rest. Where do you want me to sleep? I could go back to the tent on the beach," said Allison in an attempt to extricate her mind from what had suddenly become a very perplexing moment, indeed."Oh no, Mommy," spoke up Kathy, "you can sleep in the girls' room. We have plenty of room for the. We drove hand in hand till her guesthouse.She said, “You are coming with me inside”.We reached her room. I couldn’t wait to lock the door before jumping on her. I held her by her waist and started smooching her. I was literally eating her lips. She also seemed to be hungry with all the time spent away from her husband and was eating my lips.I lifted her in my lap and threw her on the bed. I sat on her thighs and tore open her shirt. Her huge melons which I had only imagined till date were out. ‘Caterpillars.’ As predicted, Aidan snorted in disbelief. ‘The fuck? Caterpillars? Were you worried they’d…you know what, I don’t know, I can’t think of anything scary that a bloody caterpillar could possibly do to you.’ She swatted at him halfheartedly. ‘Phobias are irrational, okay? Caterpillars are all…green and bulgy and…pokey.’ ‘Pokey? Woman, you paint with words.’ ‘Yeah, yeah,’ she rolled her eyes and burrowed deeper into her pillow. ‘What was yours then? Terrified of getting an A minus.