Both of them were getting giggly.After midnight Carol jumped up and yelled that she wanted to go into the hot tub. Brad had added the chemicals and st...arted the heater and pumps when he arrived at the lodge the day before. Carol went to the hot tub and slid the cover off. She tested the water and wiggled her finger at Amy."Come on, Sis lets get in."Amy went over to the tub and tested the water. She was not walking too well and she had a silly grin on her face. She stood for a minute wondering. I think you sensed that as your hand reached out and touched my arm... you had the rose once more in your hand and were inhaling the aroma from its pettels... you looked at me and said how wonderful i was to think of me this way.... and at that you leaned forward again and kissed me ...this time our kiss lingered...your soft lips touching mine... my tongue pushing past your inviting lips... you opened your mouth allowing me to enter you... our tongues touching and exploring...my hand reaching. I take my time, with each casual step forward. Watching her fidget and fumble with the straw of her beverage while trying to blend in. Which she was doing horribly, she stood out as if there were a neon arrow pointing at her reading ‘Free Meal Here!’ I’d be surprised if no one else had noticed her.Approaching the table I reach out to set my glass down and pulled the chair out to sit down. “I hope you don’t mind, didn’t look like your friend was showing up. No need for a pretty girl to be. I'm not sure if she was a prostituteand the "date" was actually a customer, or if she actually hada male lover. Whichever it was, this person was excited and hopeful,like anyone getting ready for a date would be. For a long time I buried my memory of that experience until, at a pointseveral years later, I found myself in a relationship that was rapidly,disastrously, dissolving. I had learned she was carrying on an affairbehind my back, and this knowledge made it nearly impossible for meto.