" I said.I don't know how long she had been there, neither Shannon nor I had been aware of her coming in, but from the doorway Allison's voice said, "...aybe I can help." She walked up to Shannon and took her left breast in her hand, cupping it lovingly and kissing her friend solidly on the mouth. I saw their mouths open and their tongues meet before they were fully engaged. Shannon just moaned into Allison's mouth.Allison broke the kiss and sat down next to me, "You concentrate on that one, and. Every day that goes by, I still think of Miranda. I still see her long wavy dark brown hair flowing over her shoulders, the dark eyes shining on a perfectly slender face with thin lips that formed her tender mouth that I used to kiss smiling gently. I see her every day in my mind and the feelings I had when she was here with me are still just as strong as the day she left. I even imagine, even fantasize, that she is beside me in bed as I am lying there like she used to be. Her long tanned. For the first time, Haley began to notice the bodies of her teammates. Mary Jo the right fielder's long lean body, Sara the catcher's full breasts and her plump, pale physique and Katie the short stops tanned and athletic build. Haley felt even more excited when she turned the corner to her locker and saw Coach Toni again, this time fully clothed.The coach gave Haley and Karen both a knowing glance and a wink before turning towards the doors that led out to the field, yelling on her way. But nothing creative. I think we killed that between us.’ ‘Could be’, she said, ‘For each man kills the thing he loves – remember?’ ‘Yeah. Some love too little, some too long . . .’ ‘Bugger’, we said together. Close to tears. She was getting off at her old stop, still kept the family home there, letting it out to tenants. Her marriage had broken up (‘I always was a fidget’) and the children were away. Her job kept her in Washington, where she had a rented flat. She reached across, took my hand..