“December seventeenth,” she replied.“A year ago on this date, just about now I was driving a delivery truck loaded with a five-piece sectional u...p the steep drive of a house in the country. About two hours later a lightning bolt struck and changed our lives forever.”Her eyes filled and I kissed away some tears. “I remember,” she said.“You baked bread and used those very words -- how it perfumes a house. This is the day we should celebrate as our anniversary, Andie. Our wedding simply formalized. Patrick blinked. He felt the coolness of the sheets, saw sunlight filtering through the shades, smelled jasmine and sex in the air, and he knew suddenly that he was not dreaming. This was really happening. She pulled back and pushed into him again, sinking deeply, moving slowly. The squeezing pressure came again, the same pleasure. His toes curled. It was surreal. He was being fucked by a woman. He lifted his head, craning his neck for a better look, lifting up onto his elbows...She. " What, did you take lifesaving class or something?" Something like that."For a long time we held onto each other, just staying above water and letting the winds and the current have their way. Occasionally we saw floating debris, but nothing we could hang onto. Then, after a few hours, the wind subsided and the rain slowed to a drizzle. But whenever we looked around, we were nowhere near shore.Fortunately, the water was cooler than the day before. It caused my erection to shrivel, at least for. He stood beaming satisfaction and pride as I jumped up and down, exclaiming, "I can't believe you guys did this for me!"The gift giving was fun, but being a part of a family for the holiday gave me greater joy and, for the most part, kept me from dwelling on my losses from my life as John Windom.The day after Christmas, I announced a Hector dream that gave me the talent to prepare the preliminary designs for the high-end condos. While they were still stunned by the announcement, I added,.