"And I hope I'll havethe same roommate, too." But ... after you have your ... surgery ..." Even Katie wasdumbfounded.Tommi smiled. "I'm not having t...hat operation, at least not for a while.I'll still be one of the girls when we all come back next fall."Erica's eyes widened momentarily, and she practically leaped to Tommiand hugged her tightly. "That's great!" she exclaimed, tears of joywelling up in the corners of her eyes.The other girls squealed with delight, taking their turns hugging. Ghost picked up speed as though he knew it was his long strides that would save them. As the first snow started to bury them, her feather touched it. Instantly turning it into a canopy of ice. Hiding them safely inside, the whole avalanche changed allowing them speed. The bitter air was transformed into a thing of ethereal beauty. On one side of her was the jagged mountain terrain. The other was a sheet of the purest ice gracing her with cover and warmth. Ghost brought her to the finish of the. Want some more beer?” Refreshed with beer, we shared another joint and got really stoned while we continued talking about dating and sex. It had been a long day of waiting tables by my sister at lunch and she was complaining of being sore in her shoulders and legs. We had taken our shoes off and I was rubbing her feet when Debbie turned to me and said with a glint in her eye, “Hey, how about giving me one of your great back massages? I could sure use one!” It had been a while since I had done. I told him I could be there in the next hour to join him to double on Carmen. Now all agreed, I put up my boxers and jeans and waited a few minutes for my errection to come down. I joined my friends and mentioned to them I had to dash off soon as I had to deal with some "personal matters", but would be able to join them back in the evening for evening drinks (the original plan between us was to drink in various pubs in Central London till midnight). They were cool with it although a little.