"Might look around town." Well, if you do, don't forget to lock the door," said Miriam."Any presents for me?" asked Kelly, now looking across the livi...g roomfor signs of parcels."We'll give you your present at the party," said Miriam. "But you canhave your card now."Kelly took the envelope and opened it. She hugged her mom once more,kissing her on the cheek."I'd better be going," said Miriam. "See you later." Bye mom," said Kelly. With that, she went to the kitchen and madebreakfast.After. It takes a minute for him to look up, and takes even longer for his gaze to make it to my eyes. I’m half naked and soaking wet. He smiles, looking almost like he’s smiling despite himself. He looks restrained. ‘I thought I should see you before the restaurant. I didn’t want to leave it to chance, how I would react to seeing you,’ he grimaces. ‘And I wanted to see if you actually made it. If you decided to come at all.’ ‘I’m here,’ I say, ‘I came.’ ‘I see that.’ I stand there staring at him. I. ’ A little time was not what Vanessa expected. It took twenty-five minutes for the three men to push the car into the station’s garage, and another thirty for Johnny to inspect the engine. Vanessa sat in one of the lawn chairs, her silk jacket airing over the back of the seat, and she was down to her white blouse and knee length skirt. Keeping her legs crossed and her arms across her chest, she tried to tune out the stares and the comments of the two young men, who kept saying things to her as. I just wanted to run my tongue along the delicious curves of your back and down to... Ohh crap. You are standing up looking at me, fully clothed now, one eyebrow raised questioningly. I turn bright red and start muttering something stupid about not knowing anyone was there, I'm just tired, it's late at night, blah blah. Great. Now you either think I'm some kind of perve, or just a rambling idiot. I turn around and grab my stuff from the locker, embarrassed. I turn around, heading to the sign.