And the excitement of continuing Sue’s affair with him was there and was strong for both of us. But in the end, we both knew in our hearts that we n...eded to end the relationship, but do it in a way that wouldn’t hurt Francis too much and would hopefully still leave a chance of staying friends.When we both talked to him, he took it pretty well. Apparently, he’d been doing a lot of soul-searching himself, and our suspicion that he was mentally putting Sue in the same box as his late wife was spot. “You aren’t going to eat me now?”Pausing, Yuri felt a bit of shame at the delightful shiver running down her spine. She thought of how exciting it felt to eat live octopus. They struggled so hard to keep from being swallowed. It was a sensual treat nearly as thrilling as watching that long ago snake eat a frantically squirming mouse.Her new friend was so tiny. She couldn’t be more than two inches. The octopus she had consumed were quite a bit larger. She could manage this with no problems. What. ” Tom looked down a little as Joshua awkwardly handed him the small box with glasses.“So, uhm, how are you liking the island so far?” Tom asked as he put the box into the gift bag, and they both stood up."Well, it's a bit overwhelming," Joshua said as a black man and a white couple walked by. The black man walked side by side with the woman, his hand resting on her butt cheek, whilst the husband walked slightly behind them.“Yeah, it can be a bit overwhelming at first.” Tom glanced over at the. I'd had the same opportunity but turned it down.Now he was back and I was glad. More than glad. It had been three years. Obviously we'd changed a lot, and it was a jolt -- but a good one. The gap between fifteen and eighteen felt a lot narrower than the one between twelve and fifteen had. After yesterday's "audition" I kept trying to tell myself we were just renewing our friendship, but that brother/sister feeling wasn't there.Something else was.I kept remembering balancing on his shoulders,.