Richard gave his usual hearty laugh."I, too, am grateful," Rita said, hugging Andy tightly. "I could put on a nice, comfortable dress and not have to ...orry about hose or high heels." Or apparently a bra," Regan noted, looking at Rita's erect nipples that were obvious through her thin cotton dress. Rita looked down and shrugged."That, too," she said, putting her arm around Regan's waist. "Don't worry. They were that way before I hugged your boyfriend." Mom!" Regan exclaimed."Let me introduce you. ..it was scary. It was like if I didn't get away soon, I knew I never would. No one's ever looked at me like you did...do. I didn't understand it. I'm sorry. I'm sorry." Debbie burst into tears. It took me only seconds to do likewise. I sat down next to her and slowly took her into my arms. We sat up and talked and talked, clearing the air. It was painfully clear how much she loved her husband and how happy they were. After two hours, I was pretty sure she'd made the right decision -- for her,. Friday evening came and over dinner Brian raised an eyebrow at me andused his, "feel like a little nookie" look. I laughed, he is so obvious.Smiling at him to encourage his mood, I punned, "You just want to getinto my panties."The blush on his face was immediate and deep. "I was thinking of gettingyou out of them," he claimed."Sure, so you can wear them," I teased. Again he blushed deeply.Continuing the tease I added, "In fact, I have the matching baby dollgown if you want to borrow it."I. ” I was shocked. He and I had always gotten along well enough, but we weren’t exactly buddies. His offer came completely out of the blue. “Really?” I asked. “You wouldn’t mind?” “Not at all. Turns out, I’m gonna be spending the holidays with my sister’s family in Utah this year, so we wouldn’t even miss it. Shame to let the place go to waste, it’s got a beautiful view of the mountains.” I hugged him like he was Santa Claus, and didn’t let go until he whispered that I was making him.