There is another bedroom in the loft I've not seen yet?" Jhoni ventured.I nodded my head.The blonde twenty-five-year-old looked down at the bed and as...ked me, "Do you put, you know, your pillows under the top, ahhh sheet? Or over?" Over," I told her as I went to the foot of the bed and picked up the comforter from the carpet. Holding the bottom corners, flung the rest of the cover up to billow toward the head of the bed."So," I asked Jhoni before I realized what words were coming out of my. Was it really about sex? Or did Gary have some other angle? Julie was confused and exhausted. ‘You coming home tonight, kiddo?’ Ashlee asked. Ashlee already knew that Julie had packed a bag to spend the night at Greg’s. Was Ashlee asking if Julie had changed her mind? Or was she making a point? ‘No, I’m going to Greg’s,’ Julie said, trying to sound matter-of-fact. ‘He’ll have roommates after tonight, so…’ ‘Well, have fun,’ Ashlee said, sounding sincere. ‘Call me if you need anything. Okay,. And even if it didn’t, there was plenty more around the office to keep her occupied. Though it had a staff of just under twenty people, the magazine had more than its fair share of attractive men. Being only one of two women in the office certainly had its advantages, as Marilynn was sure to point out during the orientation session. ‘Welcome! Your desk is here, the break room is there, and the bathrooms are just around there. Now that we have all that out of the way, let me introduce you to. A wide-open invitation.My memories of those days gained a golden hue. I never felt this complete, this free. I grew on his love; I soared with him and never looked back.Then I threw it away in a few sleazy hours.I remember sleeping in the sun, that morning in August. It wasn't real sleep. It was this glorious fading in and out of consciousness. I floated from sheer oblivion into the hot, hazy borderland of sun-toasted daylight. In and out I floated until I didn't even know where I was. Or if I.