She'd always been treated like a member of the family in thepast but that was as Jim's oldest friend, Bob. The way Jim's family openedtheir hearts and...home to her made her realize anew just how special theywere. She was glowing in the warmth of the moment when Rita told everybodyto pick out a present to open."Okay, one-two-three-go!" the twins sang out in unison and everyone beganopening their gifts.* * * * *Finally all the presents were opened and everyone was in a happy mood.Robyn had several. ? She looked at me and said ?hit me.?? I replied that I was taking her to a publicplace and I did not want her face bruised.?I heard a muffled ?fuck you? and then she told me she was about to comeand if I cared for her I would hit her. The blow to the side of her stomach waslight but did the trick.? She was out ofbreath, bent forward and coughing, but I saw her hands open the valve.? With a short, very sharp ?fuck!? I knew hertit had backed deeply onto the shield pins. Let me see your tit I. At the airport, Alexis imparted the first of many surprises of our future life together. Instead of going to long term parking and catching a shuttle to the large terminals, she turned into the small terminal for private jets and its own secure parking lot. Puzzled, all I could see were private planes of all sizes and a few executive business jets. She would not respond to my questions except that we were at the right terminal and to get the bags and follow her. We checked in and were cleared. .I honestly don’t remember saying that too you. Just then a tap came at the door. Anne came into the room. “What’s all the shouting?” she asked. “She wants to take nude pictures of me!” Mark stated. Anne turned to Steph. It was too much for Stephanie. The tears started. She let them fall down her cheeks, all thought of his body fleeing as she realized he was harboring some hurt from long ago. She tried to remember the event he spoke of, but time had clouded it. She honestly didn’t know what to.