The man got up and hurried over excitedly."Ooh, Stephen's told me all about you," he said gushing. "But I had noidea that you were so handsome." Emily... just stood there confused. "Ohgoodness, where are my manners?" the man asked himself. He held out hishand daintily. "I'm Richard, Richard Goodman. Natalie's husband."Emily took the man's hand and shook it. "Oh, um, yes we met your wifelast night."Richard nodded. "I do wish that I could have been there as well but oneof my friends' wife is. It worked that time but the next time he wouldnot be so lucky.* * * * * * * *Becoming even more curious about the rituals that girls go through whilegetting ready to go out, Ray would make a habit of walking into hissister's or mom's room while they were putting on their make-up orstyling their hair. He would ask them a question or two and stay to talkawhile, making sure to take notice of how they applied their make-up andnail polish and what they did with the styling brushes and curling. ..I shook my head slightly. Emily's not gone that long and I'm already thinking about her sister, I thought to myself. It didn't help when, as she walked into the kitchen, Sam moved almost seductively. Once everyone else came up, we headed to the beach. It was somewhat crowded, but we found a good spot near the waterline. After setting everything up, Sam sat and read for a bit before stretching and stood up. "I think I'm going to go for a walk," she said. "Anyone care to join me?" She looked at. It was easy to look at someone so young, so beautiful, so uncomplicated, and fantasize about the raw pleasures of being with her. Of course, nothing's simple, and so I contented myself with the opportunity to see her when she arrived for a few minutes each week. My wife and I would leave her with our baby son, and my wife would drop me off on her way to work. One gorgeous hot day in late spring, Jill arrived in a stunning outfit that I could only glance at as I walked out the door: short.