Before I turn the key in the lock, I feel his breath on my neck. His kisses trail down then up the length of my soft skin. I turn to him and melt into... him for his kiss. Our lips part, our tongues play, our eager hands wander.I push him away with a seductive, knowing look. Thirty seconds more and I would have surrendered to him. Once we step inside, he can’t touch me, and I can’t touch him. Which of us will surrender first?The game begins. I reach into my purse and hand him a penny. I get to. The same hands at the end, with the same ten fingers. Everything looked as Marco remembered, and yet, something about it all felt off.When he reached the school building, he got a glimpse of himself as a thin reflection in the window. Yeah, everything looked right, from his messy dark hair to his light brown eyes to his unbuttoned jacket, his untucked shirt, and his bag that hung from his left shoulder to his right hip. He couldn't name exactly what seemed off, but something here was just.... Her laughs turned to hiccups, and I swatted her between her shoulder blades."So, Mom," said Rob, "when did this happen? I mean, how come they were watching, anyway?"Emily leaned over to kiss Rob on his cheek."They were always around, Rob. Your dad and I lived next door to each other, you know that."My parents had moved to an assisted living facility several years ago, but Alma and Joseph, Emily's parents, were still in their old house. The boys had visited there many times, and they'd heard the. "We need to get dressed because he's coming over," she said."We're not supposed to have company when Mom and Dad are gone!" I reminded her. That wasn't completely true. They didn't mind if my friend Jimmy came over as long as Steph was there. Stephanie's friend Darlene could come over, too. But even I knew that Steph was strictly forbidden to have boys in the house when our parents were gone."Calm down," she said as she dried off. "You aren't gonna tell are you?" Well, of course I wasn't. She.