Applying lotion religiously made her skin shine and feel flawless, sometimes arousing her in her more scandalous nightwear. As proud as she was of her... body this made appearing professional difficult and often boring. All through college Miss Praved had been the shy one, dressing in layers and hiding from social events. Upon graduating she had decided to put more time and effort into herself and now regretted missing all the parties. She wanted to feel alive but at the same time did not want to. That Sunday, however was different because I found out that he had been keeping a secret from me. In a way I wish I hadn't found it, because I robbed myself of a major surprise.I was looking through his brief case; don't ask me why, there was never anything in it except for his iPad or some papers, but I did anyway. Women are always going through their men's things. It's one of those ownership and territory marking things. Anyway that was when I found the box from the jewelry store. It could be. ." Woman's intuition?" Not exactly ... worse than that." Cheyenne Mountain, Lewistown ... we need a confirmation number please. Like you do for international flights." Lewistown, Cheyenne, wait one."There was an extended waiting silence. "Lewistown, Cheyenne... 679-231-CC-1 X. Transponder 5150." Thank you, Cheyenne, Lewistown out." No problem, Lewistown, Cheyenne out." Great idea, Connie," said Junior. "Eventually, they're going to have to admit they lost. That admission is above and beyond the. We were sitting and talking about our summers when the girls came back. Mikee had evidently not told them, because they all looked surprised. There was a lot of hugging, and I made a mental note to remind Chad that my sister was only an eighth grader. And remind Trace that Chad was a senior.The guys and I sat down, and Tami settled in my lap. Chad looked at us, then glanced at Mikee. I'm pretty sure that Robbie noticed the look, 'cause a second later she made herself at home on Toby's lap, not.