I tried to hide it. But it was not possible for me. She also observed it and smiled in her. I wanted to touch her assets badly. I struggled a lot to c...ontrol myself. Finally we went to the house by dark 7.30. She asked me to have my bath.I finished bath and came to watch the TV. By 9pm she also came to watch the TV. I was busy in the TV. My aunt entered the room and switched of the light. Only the TV light was glowing in the room. She came and sat beside me in the sofa. There was almost no gap. When they finally hung up, she felt giddy and realized it was the first happiness she had felt in a long time. She tried to sort her feelings for Brad yet could not. She already knew that he would do anything she asked and yet she found herself fantasizing about doing things for him instead. What Suzanne had not comprehended was the fact that she was falling in love for the first time in her life. She could not see that Brad was the Yin to her Yang, the heads to her tails. They completed each. ’ She didn’t realize how much she had missed Pete over the years. He had been her best friend growing up. More than a friend, they had been like brother and sister at times. He had always teased her in a good-natured way. ‘Turn the lights out and leave the candles lit.’ Sarah took a sip of the wine. ‘Are you sure?’ Pete asked. ‘Yes, it’s not the dark that scares me. It’s the lightning and thunder mainly.’ Turning off the lights, Pete sat down beside Sarah. ‘Wanna watch a movie?’ Sarah smiled.. I nodded, not speaking. She sat with a cup of coffee. She sat silently while I plowed the last of my breakfast into my mouth. I drained my coffee cup and stood up. Cindy quickly stood up with me.“Preacher?”I sighed.“Maybe in public you better stick to Lieutenant, Corporal.”She nodded.“Lieutenant? I’ve got some things I’d like to talk about. Can you we go somewhere private?”I felt the weight of The Ages.“I have a single occupancy. Let’s go there.”As we entered, I saw the other bunk, Sparky’s.