. You’re a good kisser, Aja. They kissed again and he caressed her coarse, black hair. “You are such a pretty woman,” he said as he caressed her... cheek with the backs of his fingers. “This outfit looks so sexy on you. Did you get it especially for tonight?”“No, I’ve had this. I have quite a lot of lingerie stashed away. It’s from another era of my life.”“It looks sensational. It doesn’t leave much to the imagination ... not much but just enough. The red ribbons and all are a cute. The noise and comfort of having several people in her apartment reminded her of her house growing up. After dinner the guys insisted on cleaning up while she hovered around them, somehow managing to refrain from correcting the way they were doing things. Gavin winked at her and she blushed, he knew how much she was dying to take over and do it herself. They had brought a case of beer, and they played a board game in her living room, laughing and shouting and teasing each other. The evening. " Hmm. Probably not a good idea," he chuckled."Well it was nice to meet you, Tom," a said, my voice sounding fawning even to my own ears."You too, Diana. I hope to see you again."I smiled and gave him a finger-curl wave goodbye.I walked away and headed towards my car and the man who'd just arrived. I thought about Tom's description of some other woman bringing him his coffee every day - after I'd kissed him goodbye at the house - and somehow managed to resist throwing the cup in my husband's. The walls were tinged brown, and the carpet was old and smelled mildewy. “Fred!’ she called. ‘Brian, mommy’s home.’ There was no reply. She found that strange since usually Fred would be on his second six-pack at this time asleep in the chair. She also noticed that Brian’s wheelchair was gone. For a moment she got excited. She held on to the hope that one day Fred would leave her. She found a note pinned on the refrigerator. It read: Annabelle, we went to the boiler room to try and fix the.