He continued to suck gently as I rode the last waves of passion. He moved from between my legs, bringing his lips to mine. He held me tight and kiss...ed me long and deep so I could taste the sweetness of myself upon his lips. My breathing slowly returned to normal. Pulling back, he looked at my afterglow and smiled.“I love you baby,” he said. “I love you,” I panted as an aftershock ran through me. We lay next to each other for a few minutes, watching the tree lights flicker on and off.“I. Something was waiting, something was hanging in the balance, something wasn’t full. She was waiting, wondering whether that something—that someone—would come her way. <,<, >,>, Machinists need cardboard. They need it all the time, to put between layers of finished parts to be shipped out. Stacy knew all the oddball corners of the shop where people left cardboard, and she knew where to squirrel it away so it would be there when her department needed it. But even so, there never seemed to. And I used a special solution that I helped Cerinacreate."Jaye kissed her again, went to the bedroom, unpaused Cerina, and gentlylifted her chin. Cerina's eyes slowly flickered open and they sparkledwhen they looked into Jaye's."You know, Dominique did the same thing when WE first used the Remote.That was some good foresight of you Jaye, although it was completelyunnecessary. I love you just the same, anyway."They kissed passionately and left the bedroom. Jaye reached for herpants, but Cerina. I made six catches for 142 yards and two touchdowns in the three quarters I played in the game.Our offense was nearly unstoppable. It wasn't surprising. Except for me, everyone on offense had been playing together for at least a couple years. Zack Hayes was in complete command in the huddle. Everyone knew their responsibilities and executed them properly. All the parts of our offensive machine meshed and functioned as one.The afternoon felt perfect. You could feel the joy at playing football.