. a face he had seenin the mirror every day of his life. But could a set of clothes andcosmetics really make such a difference?He had never before tho...ught that Holly had been a different person; hehad always considered her to be just another side of him, one wearing adress, and Ryan's description of how she differed from him wassurprising. He simply hadn't noticed the transformation that had comeover him. Neither Tessa nor Harry had mentioned such a thing, but perhapsthey had been too. He had assumed she was divorced or single like Claire.Ruth got the party started when she put her hand on Bob’s thigh and asked him if he had ever been with two women before.Bob shook his head as he answered, “No, but I am really looking forward to it.”When Bob finished his beer Claire stood up and took charge, “Hey, guys let’s take this up to the bedroom.”Bob was all smiles as he watched Ruth and Claire strip down to their panties. Of course, they were watching him as he slipped his briefs off. So I had no doubt Adam was going to get laid eventually, if he was willing.This year we decided to have a few neighbors around for a Christmas drink as we all get along when we meet, and we invited Adam our welcoming neighbor. Adam is in his late twenties, fit, stocky built guy, and a little over six feet tall, so perfect for K. We had the party at our place as it is well set up for socializing and the party was going very well, lots laughter, drinks, and generally having a good time. It was. ..but then I wasn't about to point that out, he seemed tohave a hard enough time accepting he was dead.He laid back on the carpetwith me, holding me next to him. He was still in that shirt, I could feel thecotton fabric, here and there rough where blood had dried on it. There was asmell I hadn't noticed before, like an underlying odour of decay... I wished Icould open the doors, take the boards off the windows, force the light in here.I raised my hand, pressedit to the left side of his face and.