However before I was able to get into the kiss too much, she pulled away from me. I licked my lips, standing there and admiring her in her blue tank ...top and black sweat pants. “I can’t believe we’re doing this, we are so naughty,” I heard Tiffany say as she stepped into the living room. My eyes continued to wander up her, before my ears caught sound of the music. “What the hell is this?” I heard her laugh, turning around to face me. “It’s the music I listen to while doing my. I was there long enough though. Long enough to have a bunch of jocks asking me how many computer languages I knew, how many calculators I owned, how many… how many times I’d been laid. One of my friends… he was the winner in the guys category.”“Yeah,” she said. “I didn’t win either, although I stayed until the end. I got drunk there and was too bombed to realize what was going on until the next day.”There was silence for a few moments as they each contemplated the memories that had been dredged. It was a Kodak moment."Cin" was somewhat surprised that the orb was working as advertised.Reassured that the attacking monsters would indeed focus on "BlueShield," de Rella headed farther into the chamber. She could see thatCochrane was holding his own; the demons jumping out of the way of hisslashing sword and he, in turn, blocking their clawed attacks with hisshield as he lay waste to the crab-like creatures accompanying them.For the moment, the grim struggle between human and demon minions. I felt uncomfortable, wishing I had something to offer that would help them over this big stumbling block in their marriage, but anything I said would just make it worse for one or the other. Besides, they both knew my feelings.I made a stab at changing the subject. “Rosa, any chance you could give the recipe for these cannoli to Ellana or Chiam? They’d sure be a big hit at the dinner table.”“I’d be happy to. Just have one of them give me a call. Or better yet, how about if I come over one.