He probably spent an hour and a half reading all he could. He wondered if he were the right person to be with Nora. Maybe a woman friend would be bett...r, but he knew her, probably better than most. No, he was going to stay and help this frail woman. He looked up as he heard her mumble and then stretch in her sleep. He went over and knelt next to her, stroking her head. Almost painfully, Nora opened her eyes. This time, Phillip knew she saw him. She squinted and looked as if she were trying to. Go sleep in the spare room until you can learn to appreciate me for what I am instead of trying to make me into something I'm not and don't want to be."The door rattled several times and I pulled a pillow over my head to drown out his pleas. Eventually he gave up and walked away. I undressed, put on my nightgown and then tried to fall asleep.Ryan and I had met in college, fallen in love and had gotten married shortly after graduation. We were both virgins when we approached our marriage bed and. “Yeah. You do look the part.”“I hate to disappoint anyone. But it might interest you to know that Alana says the same thing about her husband’s friends.”If Nova was surprised, she hid it well. She narrowed her eyes, chin tilted up defensively.“I couldn't be less interested in whatever you two talk about. Please, spare me the details of your romantic pillow talk.”Cooper bristled. She had a barbed tongue like few he’d ever seen, but then he had to realize she was stuck in the middle of a party. I saw Stuart smile at her and nod towards the TV."Stuart wants you to watch one of our DVD's," Kim said as her husband went over to the TV and slipped a disc into the DVD player."You took some video of Australia then?" I asked innocently."Yes we did but I thought this one might be more appropriate for this evening." Stuart said laughing amused by my innocent comment."We have some travel film to watch too if you prefer Jayne but I know Stuart is particularly proud of his camera work in this. I.