"You. You would like that, right?" Karen said still moving in closer to me. "Well, yes ma'am. I think a sectional would look great there. So, which ro...ms did you want to merge?" I asked nervously. "Well, there's three rooms upstairs and two downstairs. I'd like these right over here merged and two others upstairs. Oh! I have to show you the view from the upstairs bedrooms. I'm considering a small balcony overlooking the pool and garden. Come look!" She said walking up to the stairs. I quickly. Which probably meant his mom had been visiting Mary without telling him, and without telling Antoinette either. God damn it.“She lives,” Jack said, after giving his mom a harsh glare. “She wasn’t the enemy. But, she’s ... she’s ... pretty broken. I’m not sure what she’s going to do.”His mom put up a hand, just a few inches, enough to get their attention. “I’m going to talk with her.”Jack shook his head. “I still don’t think that’s a good, Mom. I don’t even think she’s going to come to the. Sure I said. Are you finally asking me out? I pretended to joke." Avril your so funny!" Little did she know I was serious. Serious enough to pretend. Serious enough to try. Serious enough to repeat! No, I'm serious, are you asking me to go with you? "I mean everybodys going to be there, but sure if you want to ride with me then that's fine", said Erosa. OH MY GOODNESS! Was it finally happening. Yes, tonight was the night I would taste every drop of her nectar. I couldn't wait to swallow that. Quiet your mind, take your time. Tell me when you are ready.”I try to relax and clear my mind of everything but His voice. I need to feel his presence here with me. I whisper into my phone that I'm ready for him, and that I want him.“Can you feel my fingertips brushing a single strand of your hair away from your cheek, Verity?”This is the calm before the storm. An involuntary shiver ripples through my body as I imagine how his fingertips would feel on my cheek. He can be so gentle but also very.