‘Sam’s pretty handy with a needle and thread as well.’ True enough, but trade was much brisker now than it had been two years ago. I simply didn...��t have the time to spend on alterations these days. No, I reflected, looking out across the crowded shop floor before smiling a welcome at the next customer in line, should Roxy leave, I’d have to consider taking on another part-timer. Or another full-timer, if we carried on being this busy. But at least being busy meant I had to keep going. I couldn’t. When I looked at the blue silk lining, I noticed a loosened thread. I pulled it and snapped it off. The jacket looked as good as new. The door clicked open. When I looked up, my husband was facing me. He clutched the door handle. His eyes were wide. I choked back another laugh. I stood, moving again to my vanity. ‘Well, we have to go to the Johnson’s party. We’ve already RSVPed. And, besides that, Katy will be here any minute to take care of the kids. We’ve made plans.’ I picked up my favorite. What if he met someone, a beautiful coed who could give him a lifetime of love and devotion? Did she have the right to deny him that? Yet could she bear the thought of losing him? Charlie was her husband and would remain the center of her life and her dedication to his care, yet it was this young man who had captured her heart. Could she live without him?"Hold me, Michael," she pleaded. She felt his arms close round her. "Make love to me. Make love to me as if this were the last moment of our. Mike lay down next to me, lay on his side and moved his face so close to mine that I could feel his breath on my cheek. I couldnt bear it any longer and moved forward to accept our first, proper kiss. Our lips locked immediately and his tongue pushed urgently at my lips and I was not going to deny its entry. He pulled me close to him, his hand caressing my back through my shirt and my hand stroking his smooth, strong back, so grateful to be feeling his soft skin. As I pulled myself closer to.