“Grandma!”The children scrambled around her as she smiled, reaching down to touch their heads. A small round shape nestled in a wrap-around sling ...gave a soft, whimpering cry as it squirmed against her breast.It had been a year since my visit to the city. We’d all wanted to be present for the delivery, but my mother had forbidden it. For whatever reason, birth continued to be something she felt she had to do by herself.Zuri and I joined our children, kissing our mother in welcome as we peeked. You will be delighted to see the arrangements. They are spot on. I assure you will love it.Me – Thank you very much, sir, for your kind help. It means a lot to me.Manager – My pleasure, sir. Our whole team is always there for you.We again started to move to the resort for our wedding night. We reached, and the manager greeted us with a “Happy married life” and took us to another room.Teacher – Honey, aren’t we going to our room?Me – No love. There is a surprise for you.She became excited, and. And she’s always been closer to me than you.” He took a deep breath and continued, “And over the last year or so, the attention we pay to each other, Jazzie and me, has gotten closer and closer to, well, to a line that shouldn’t be crossed. Four months ago, that line was crossed, and we… we became… intimate.”Carla took a few moments to process what her husband, well, soon-to-be-ex-husband, had just told her. She could almost hear the tumblers clicking into place as the whole picture became. She was more into observing and reading about life than actually living it. As a result, she began to have fantasies. The main fantasy she had was about Bryan, who happened to be her best friend, Jana's, father. She had known Bryan for four years now and had always thought he was nice looking...for her best friend's father.When she turned sixteen, she was shocked when she started seeing him in a different light. Hiding her newly recognized feelings had been easy for the next two years, but once.
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