But that don’t mean I still wouldn’t have whipped that fella’s sorry ass with it if he tried to turn nasty on me. I woulda givin’ him the cold...steel of that there barrel right up his ass-hole until it was sticking right outa his mouth.”Jared just stared at his neighbor without the faintest doubt that she meant exactly what she said and she just stared back with the biggest and proudest grin that the little old woman could muster.Suddenly the woman got all agitated and started barking orders. "How much is all this going to be, Denise?" Don't worry about it! Call it a combined engagement-Christmas-birthday present, with an additional 'thank-you-for-not-blaming-Chuck-about-Janet' thrown in for good measure." Birthday? So, you know?"Denise nodded. "Chuck told me when I called. But, as far as I'm concerned, honey, you deserve to be given everything you see; birthday or not. You've given us a present we've enjoyed this past year; you've given us our Mitch back! Since he's met you, he's. She kissed softly, just barely pressing her lips into his. No reaction. Then he came to life and kissed back. She felt a pleasant tingle in her lips. She stroked his back with her hands, running just one finger up and down his spine. He grabbed her waist and kissed her a little harder. Then he pulled back, suddenly. He looked at her and said, “We shouldn’t be doing this.” She leaned in and kissed his neck. He tasted a little salty and she could feel his pulse under her lips. He gasped. She slid. Your fifty grand and whatever I invest, which I anticipate will be considerably more. I want your investment to be paid first. After that, we’ll start working on my investments.”Angel and Bill looked at each other as if they were communicating through telepathy and then looked back at me.“There’s one catch,” I told them and could see hope drain from their eyes. “I have controlling interest until all investments have been paid in full. If this fails, it will be my fault. Once the investments.