Her thoughts were lost in a time not that long ago when she and Bret had gone dancing at a club in Suffolk . She thought it, and then dismissed... the thought, this night was to be a new beginning, and that is that, she told herself. As she looked back to the dance floor Ace and Nicole were walking towards the table. They didn’t sit down, but rather informed Mary that they would be back in ten minutes…tops, and walked to the door leading to the parking lot. As she. He wondered if she had a boyfriend, a lover. He wondered if she liked chicken, or if she ate junk food. He wanted to feel her, to understand her. But the apartment was empty, cold. Any personal belongings of interest had been taken into evidence. The rooms were coated with finger print dust, covered in regular dust. The air was stale, ripe with the smell of rotting food and spoiled milk. Even opening a window hadn’t done anything but blow the smell around. So after an hour, he got up and left.. As I thought back over what had happened, and how it had unfolded, discounting things she’d said in favor of truly understanding her actions, I was fairly sure I’d finally come to the correct answer. Jeri needed someone to love her and care for her, and once I’d done THAT, she could understand how to love and care for Howard.I didn’t know much about Gracie, but I’d bet dollars against doughnuts that she was lacking love at home and that’s why she’d made the offer she had. Which explained. Women’s intuition is BS.”She glanced at the TV. “By the way, someone just scored a try.”I locked back at the TV just as she flicked it off with the remote.“You witch, who was it?” I tried to grab the remote, but she giggled and hid it behind her back. She fell back on the sofa and I tickled her making her scream with laughter until she cried, “I give in.”Putting her arms around my neck she pulled me down into a kiss. She grinned. “If you’re really lucky, someone else might score.”***It was only.