}{At least the rest of your family is aware of the world around us. Bonnie and Thelma are planning a big dinner. The turkey is already roasting.}{Than...k God for Bonnie, } I said.{Amen, } Missy agreed.{Are we going to be scanning for Hunt again today?} Jude asked.{I had planned to, but with it being Thanksgiving, I don't know, } I said.{Think about it, } Jude said. {This might be the time he tries something. He'll know we're all going to be here together today.}{How long would it take Cindi to. She sat on the edge and opened the bottom drawer, which was empty, save for a pink cloth bag held closed with a drawer-string. She lifted it out, knowing even before she did so what it contained. Smiling to herself she tugged open the neck of the bag and allowed the contents to spill out onto the bed. She sat there for a while, contemplating the objects before her and then got up to retrieve her wine. As she made her way back to the bed, the ‘phone suddenly began to ring again, four times,. I am sure the fact that I was starting to feel aroused made them harder and even more noticeable.As we sat across from each other, we were still joking and laughing, but I could sense some nervousness as well. Or, was it anticipation? This is probably why we made it through the first beers pretty quickly. While Sam was getting refills, I leaned back in the chair and closed my eyes, listening to the music he had put on. I think, u*********sly, I also opened my legs. When Sam came back I. We were doing as much as we could to calm her down, but Lissa was just too excited. She jumped up from the sofa where the three of us were sitting and sipping one of my cranberry-and-ginger ale cocktails and ran into the bedroom. I looked at Kate and started to get up to follow.“I think we’d better stay here,” Kate said, laying a hand on my shoulder. “She’ll tell us when she needs us. She’s just too excited to sit.”“I guess you’re right,” I said. “I just don’t want her to think we’re not paying.