I just thought, well, I'd hate myself if I didn't at least try." Wait." I could suddenly feel my hands trembling. I leaned forward and kissed him, pul...ing him by his shoulders toward me. He was clean-shaven, but I could feel the gentle rasp of his stubble. In the few times I had hooked up with men, it was always just about sucking, I never kissed them. It was different from kissing a woman, and exciting. His shoulders were strong and corded with an athlete's muscle. He responded by wrapping his. I thought my attraction to men was just a phase, a young man at college thing, and I really loved you, I still love you, but when I met Hector in that bar, well, we just clicked.”“I know, Juss, I lost it when you confessed and, well, moving back to Sandmouth Bay and having that respite away from poor Ann and Mother ... You know, I feel have a new perspective on life—”“What, do you have a new man in your—?”“No, nothing like that, Juss, it’s only that I’m building new friendships and, well, now I. Caleb continued through the room, and emerged into the underground garage."Well, we know he didn't drive out," Caleb mused, looking around the garage.One of the police officers checked the only other door in the garage, and announced, "Stairs going upstairs." That is probably how most people get to the garage," Caleb agreed."As you can see, the man you seek is not here," Mullah Khoury spat."Isn't there any place else, here, that he could hide?" Caleb asked."No, there isn't," the Mullah. So Mom became my number one cheerleader and nutritionist. And I certainly wasn’t complaining. Often, I’d be doing drills on the neatly trimmed stretch of lawn next to the pool while Mom egged me on from her sun lounger. Sometimes she’d just look up at me and smile, lift an eyebrow over her sunglasses and then tilt her head back down to her book. During my breaks, I’d steal a look at her firm breasts bulging out of her French bikini or her tanned legs stretching out across her lounge.