During the off seasons, when kids were in school, she could take month long vacations since very few officers tried to get time off in fall or spring....They were unloading the car from their annual trip when a taxi stopped in front of the house. Always aware of her surroundings, Kim paused to look at the taxi. She frowned when a woman got out of the taxi.Kim asked, “Who is that?”The woman was now walking up the driveway. Paul looked at her and groaned. It only took him a fraction of a second to. .. just..." I trailed off, as words failed me. "And mom, you were ... unbelievable. Indescribable. I loved it, loved you. The feel of you, the taste of you, the sight and sound of you when you came..."She moaned low, blushed with shame, and ducked her head to escape my eyes. "What's the matter? Mom, it's OK, I swear. Amazing; I loved every second of it. And I want it- I want you again! But only if, only if..." Again, I let my voice fade to a whisper as I caught her chin, turned her face back to. I'd seen her worried before when her pants got a little tight or she couldn't get her hair to do what she wanted, or, heaven forbid, her period was late. But this was different.The Valentine's Day dance was less than a week away and she hadn't been asked. Oh, she'd been asked by most of the jocks in the senior class, all of whom anticipated spending a dance or two before suggesting that "We get out of here." That was the code phrase for "Let's go somewhere and fuck." But she hadn't been asked. He wondered if other poets had encountered the phenomenon in which the colors attributed to various flowers weren’t quite the correct colors. In fact, he was beginning to think it was kind of suspicious.Suzie noticed that Sean was suddenly distracted. She asked, “What are you thinking?”Sean said, “Something strange is going on.”“What?”Sean leaned over and whispered, “Someone is messing with plants.”“What are they doing with plants?” Suzie asked.“Someone is messing with the colors of the.