Ittoo fell to the ground, soon followed by the white kimono, and thewoman lifted Chris into her arms, cradling him as if he were a child.She walked to... the edge of the water and began taking small stepsfurther and deeper into it, still holding him close to her bosom. Shewaded through the water until it was just beginning to touch thebottoms of her breasts and Chris' hair, which, though short, dancedalong the water's surface.The woman took one final glance at the frail man resting in her arms.He. "Kelly your grandmother is very old and a little senile, meaningshe doesn't remember very well, and thinks differently than youngerpeople, but she loves you both very much. I am sure she forgot she boughtMiley a dress and bought another dress putting the wrong name tag on it.Your grandmother is very old fashioned, she believes girls only weardresses and skirts and only boys wear pants and shorts."I still do not understand what mommy is saying, or why my onlygrandmother would buy her only. She wasridding herself of him from her corporate capacity just as she had fromher personal capacity. Joe was dejected, but he still he felt love forher. He felt he should not hold her back any longer, he looked to Susanand said, "Ms. Jones, I...."Susan interjected, "I'm just messing with you, Mia. I would never sellyou away. I've got too many plans for you. Now, go finish cleaning up."Joe walked away, stunned by his wife's cavalier. Our kissing becomes heavier. We break apart from our kiss to say good night. The back of my hand caresses the side of her face. I look into her eyes and smile. "I’ll see you tomorrow." At work, the girls are huddled up asking her about me as she tells them we went for drinks yesterday and about our kiss. I walk by her desk, I lean over her shoulder pretending to ask for something but just wanting her to feel my warm breath beside her neck and ears. She takes a sniff of my cologne and I notice.
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