I may rip if off you."Laura made a mock pout. "You wouldn't. I'd be happy to take it off for you."She glanced down at Karen's hand and saw that she ha...d brought her goody bag. Laura's blood leaped, and a rocketing pulse suddenly beat in her throat, making it hard to speak for a moment. Karen saw where her eyes had gone. She raised the bag, with a hot, inviting stare."Want to make us a drink?" she smiled softly."Yes," Laura said hoarsely.Karen followed her into the kitchen. While Laura poured. They were always touching, giving each other gentle kisses and staring soulfully into each other’s eyes. Every time he looked at Amanda Charlie felt his heart swell with love. At times he wondered just how he could have been so lucky to win her for his wife. Of course his happiness was bittersweet too because he would occasionally remember Charlene. Like his friend Donna had said so many months ago he would never get completely over Charlene’s loss. Many times during the early part of the. Mom even asked me what was funny ... and I'm writing this like a journal so I'm not on line.Retrospective means looking at the past ... my past. Introspective means looking inside yourself. I think I'm doing both.I met someone today.I need to look inside myself to see how I feel about that. I need to look back at the day and see why I feel different than this morning.I think I found a friend.He's older ... lots older.He came off the tour boat in a power chair and ran off the slats into the. My hands move onto her baby-soft waist and rise to the base of her ribcage, cradling her in my grip. Like leading her in a dance, I use my lower fingers to guide her back to arch. She follows my lead and leans her shoulders back, lifting her face to the dimming rays of the sun’s last light. As her fruitful body moves close to my face, I am overtaken with her fragrance. So exotic and intoxicating! I breathe her in deeply and lay the very outline of my lower lip on her supple skin. Though I want.