Michael showered and changed while boiling water for spaghetti. When Ashley rang the bell, Michael was just draining the noodles. He opened the door w...ith a smile. “Welcome gorgeous.” She eased in past him after planting a kiss on his lips. “Mmm! Smells really good.” Michael opened the wine she’d brought over and ushered her into the dining room. Their dinner conversation was lively-they had much in common: books, movies, music. Both finished, they moved to the living room for coffee. Sitting. In answer, he fervently pressed his lips against hers. They made love there in the sand, her wings wrapped around them both, protecting them from the cool, predawn breeze.~~~~~Jake woke up, the forever recurring dream still vivid in his mind. 'Each time it’s like it really happened! But I know it didn’t… It never happens!' He nearly sobbed, greeting the new day with even deeper misery, and he hadn't even opened his eyes, yet, though tears welled behind his closed lids and ran down into his. She took in the tableau of her mom and me sitting there, so close together and side-by-side, and showed some evident satisfaction on her face."What's up, hun?" Denise asked.Lissa shrugged, but then quickly took a seat across the table from us and leaned forward with another conspiratorial grin on her face."I forgot that I have to give you your little task for this hour, too," she said to her mom, almost giggling.Denise looked a little embarrassed, glanced sideways at me and back to her. Regina licked at it, and was rewarded by the sudden arching and twisting of his body.Using both hands on him, urging him onto his back across the bed, Regina was on top then, biting gently at his nipple, worrying first one, then the other, before dipping her gasping mouth down the center of his chest to the trembling of his belly.Nuzzling into the line of hairs, she touched the end of her tongue into the indentation of his tummy, and when Chuck squirmed, pushed wetly into his bellybutton as he.