She stepped up onto the first step, and turned back to me in anticipation. I leaned forward and up, now that she was just over my height, and kissed h...r softly. She put her arms around my neck, holding me close to her as she gave in to the kiss. After a few moments, we broke the kiss, but she held on to me, looking me straight in the eye."Is your lip okay now?" she whispered."Yeah, it's fine," I said."No pain? No swelling?" Nope. It's okay. A little tender, but no pain." So you can give me a. KnockknockLiz turned to the door and sighed. It was Girl Scout Cookie season and every girl in the neighborhood would stop by her place, knowing she was an easy target. Resistance of Thin Mints and Peanut Butter Patties was futile.Liz pulled herself out of the sofa and wandered toward the door.'It better not be Jean.' Liz's neighbor Jean found so many excuses during the day to stop by. Liz wasn't sure she could take that now. If she didn't know better, she'd think Jean was hitting on her.'Maybe. ” Slim said.“Do you think that you can get that many so quickly?” Tommy asked.“With the money I’m offering, I’m sure of it!” Slim chuckled.“How long do you think?” Jim asked.“I would say two weeks for the bulk of the work and the curbing. The lights and stuff will be a couple of weeks after that, but that will be just us working on that.” Looking around to check that they weren’t overheard, Slim continued. “I got to ask Jim, some of the guys are a little inquisitive as to the reason for all the. There was zero chance that I would over take them. but their running gave me an idea where the trail was located. Once on it I saw the small markers that glowed in the reflected light from my pocket held light. I usually used it in the mornings so people wouldn't hit me with their cars, but it also illuminated the reflective strips along the running path. I ran for a half hour into the swamp, then turned and retraced my steps. When I got back and showered I found that the others were just.