Kit slid her arm around her trying to comfort her friend."I don't know, girl," Kit said gently. "Did Eric say anything? Any clue this was coming?" Jus...t the opposite," she managed to say between gasps, "It was like we were newlyweds again. I figured he was making up for all the wasted time he'd spent oversees."Kit flinched only slightly but Mandy noticed it.Mandy replayed the last four months of her marriage in her mind. Since Eric came home from Afghanistan, their sex life had been incredible.. She pulled his head to hers, and started to kiss him. Her tongue went deep in his mouth, hungry to make contact. James' pelvic bone was grinding her vagina. She could feel his hard cock pressing against her butt, leaving pre-cum all over. Julie grabbed the condom, and told James to sit on his knees. Carefully she rolled the rubber down his hard shaft. She had only done this a few times before, back when she and Tom were newly together. As soon as she was finished, she turned around. Julie was. I told him I wasn’t authorized to negotiate anything on your behalf, but I would relay any settlement offers to you for your consideration.”“So in other words, Rick wants me to give him some money. In return he’ll go away and stop bothering me.”“That’s correct.”“How much money?”“He suggested half of your lotto winnings would be a fair settlement of the case. I suspect they would settle for a lot less.”“Tell them to go stick it, Tom,” I responded. “We’ll see them in court. And don’t listen to. “Silly girl. I am right here in plain sight. As for who I am, I am Dahlia. Who are you?”“Alice,” Alice answered slowly, looking upwards, for that is where the voice seemed to be coming from.“Well, Alice, it is nice to meet you.”It was then that she realized that it was one of the flowers speaking, one of the ones she had been admiring earlier, with wide lavender petals that were almost translucent.“You’re beautiful.”“Why thank you. I wish I could say the same about you. You’re rather plain.