His tongue crowded in, swirling around inside her mouth, pushing down her throat. Gasping, in self-defense, she pushed her tongue back at him to push ...his tongue out. Their tongues snaked in and out of first one mouth, then the other. She felt her body heat up; her mind turn on. Their tongues circled inside each other's mouths, filling them. Low moans started deep in her throat. She clamped her arms tightly around his neck, pulling his mouth fiercely down on her own. Their bodies rocked. I dropped my pretense of not hearing or not caring and stared right into Linda's eyes. She turned red and looked at the floor. I got up and left my lunch uneaten.Linda didn't sit with me on the bus ride home but as soon as we were alone after getting off the bus she said "I'm sorry" I looked at her for a short time and said "So am I." Then I turned and walked home.We never officially broke up, but that was the end of us as a couple and as friends. We pretty much ignored each other for more than. “We have checked the four involved with taking Lillian,” Janet said softly, her voice full of compassion. “We only recognize two of them as being from the town, while two are from elsewhere. The two we did recognize worked for the stable master. I believe we will need to have some words with him.”I simply nodded as I rose with Lillian still in my arms. I felt Janet support me as I lifted her up, making sure that I did not lose my balance. Once I was comfortably upright, I nodded to the group. Instead, he gave her a cold stare and started to get to his feet. ‘I’m going to bed.’ Selena rose and reached to help steady him. ‘I’ll help you, sweetheart.’ Liam yanked his arm away from her grasp, nearly toppling over in the process. When he faced her, his face was contorted into an ugly sneer. ‘Dammit, don’t touch me,’ he snarled. ‘I can stand up by myself, and get in bed by myself. Just leave me the hell alone, woman!’ Liam turned away, never seeing the tears spill over Selena’s cheeks as.