Normally, I would take a shortcut through the back alleyway. But the weather was so nice out today, plus, I wanted to turn a few more heads before I m...ade it home. So I continued to strut down the busy Downtown L.A. sidewalk. *With my daughter not due home for another hour or so. I thought it would be a great idea if I surprised her with her favorite afterschool snack. Grilled cheese with my homemade tomato soup.I was less than a block away from my home when I looked up and saw my daughter Erica. .. what a brilliant proposal! We’re very grateful for that, and honestly, the mortals we inhabit should be as well,” the Fae elaborated, much to my enlightenment.“Also, now that we have Fae inside us, we can all hear the voices inside your head and you can hear ours. We can all communicate telepathically, my friend. Every thought is heard and transmitted, but we will try to tell the difference over time between random thoughts and actual decision-making. You mortals get the strangest thoughts. This left me looking down at a bare neck, begging to be kissed. When I did what comes naturally, I could almost see the goosebumps and I could certainly feel the shudder that ran through her. I thought, ‘Damn, you’ve done it again.’ Another ‘Thanks I’ve had a good time, good night.’ But it was not to be. She put her arms around my neck and kissed me again, this time with a passion I didn’t know existed. When our tongues met it was like an electric shock. In retrospect it was almost comical,. "Her laughter tinkled in my ears. "I'm already in trouble. I let myself fall in love with some ol' guy an' sometimes I love him so much I can't see straight."It's a good thing we had the pool to ourselves, because I couldn't stop myself from kissing her. And the kiss got me a squeeze on the bulge in my trunks."Come on! Let's get out. We have to figure out supper."We were toweling off beside the pool. "Let's make Monday a salad day." Salad?" I asked."Yeah, you know ... green stuff. Like they.