The chatter and laughter finally had a lull and Susan looked at all that was left of her life. There was hardly any smoke coming from the pile now. Th... fire department had done a good job. It was just a smelly black pile of nothing now."It's getting late. I guess I should call Ruth and ask her for a ride. She said that we can stay with her until we find another place," Susan said glumly. The evening had ended well despite its bad beginning and she didn't want it to end.Mandy made a face and. ’ ‘Not taking no for an answer tonight – we are meeting some people for dinner and drinks. Move it or we are going to be late!!’ She pulled my arm off my eyes and tugged me up off the couch. I let her pull me until we were standing face to face. ‘Beth, I really don’t want to do this.’ Her breath hit my lips, smelling sweetly of strawberries and her eyes searched mine. ‘Stac, its ok. You can do this.’ Before I could say another word she kissed me full on the mouth and pressed the clothes into my. ’ ‘I love it when it’s like this.’ I returned. ‘It gets all the juices flowing when the crowd’s into the groove. I have a couple of new tunes I want to try next set.’ ‘Great, I have to get back to it. Shut the door when you leave, will ya?’ Bob asked. ‘Sure thing.’ I replied and ducked into the head. As I stepped back into Bob’s office, the tall waitress, Darlene, from last night had walked into the office to get some change. I must have startled her, when she saw me, because she dropped. Only then did he realize that his hand on her back was touching bare skin — skin so smooth it felt like satin. Not knowing what to say, he said nothing. Finally the set ended. To his utter amazement Judy cocked her head and raised her lips.As if in a trance he lowered his head and his lips met hers in the most perfect kiss he could imagine. The instant their lips came together there was a massive charge of electricity flowing between them and he was almost deafened by the bells. He was in a.