She had panties. Hers were red, and it was a thong. He lifted the back and found her butt to be too round and perfect to resist giving her a good kiss...on the ass. Several, as it turned out. Since one girl had gone without, it seemed unfair that the other two had underwear. Ed rarely collected trophies but this opportunity begged him to do exactly that. His fingers easily found the thin strands of thong around the woman’s waist and pulled down. He liked how it hung on her bent knee and got up. ..," Devon started in his new pseudo-falsetto, "if Imight...be...able to...excuse me...from the..."The darkness zoomed into his vision as he slumped over in his chair, thecup and saucer hanging precariously from his lap.***The sun's early morning rays broke through the wide windows of the first-class cabin's bedroom. There were no portholes on this deck like inDevon's room.Everything felt strange, he could tell before he even opened his eyes.His body didn't feel right. He shifted in the bed,. Jim will graduate next June with honors in engineering. He has two patents for products that are being produced and sold under license. He keeps up with that, his current research, and knows everything about me. He has asked and I have been totally honest with him. That hasn't been pleasant for me but I have learned for you two and from him."She looked at us sharply and said, "What can we do about mother?"Karen said, "What do you mean?"Irene responded. "She gives lip service to your marriage. She was too conscious of the things that had gone wrong and could go wrong still. The featureless hopelessness in her mind was replaced by a misery that was populated by all-too-real problems, and Julie broke into wracking sobs.He pulled her into his lap. He kept the slow increase in hopefulness going. Jake finally began to feel more optimistic. This was conventional fear and grief now. Once it had taken its course, she would be better. After a few more minutes, Jake thought she could reason.