I smiledback at him and ran my hand through his thick blackhair, grabbing a fistful in each hand and pressing hisface back into me. The sunlight comin...g in from the window above us fell onmy shoulders. I turned my face up to it like a cat, andthe heat from the sun and the heat from my lover’s lipsand tongue and fingers drizzled through my body in afine incandescent mist.In a strange unrelated thought, I realized why it hadseemed so unusually dark in the bookstore. In myhormonal haze I had. Her Aunt Julie in particular tells me a lot, but not because she thinks I should know; rather, because she likes to humiliate me. Extramarital affairs are the norm in Nancy's family. Nancy's mother, three aunts, and even her grandmother all had affairs. Some were one-night-stands and others of longer duration; some were kept secret from their husbands, others were quite open. None of the women felt particularly guilty about their affairs and the men seemed to accept them, too. So, it's no. "Here we are." Frederick's of Hollywood? Who exactly are we shopping for?" I grinned."Me. You. Barb," she smiled. "I thought I'd buy her a little present. If I can get her at least a bit interested in looking sexy, maybe she'll open up a little."The hours flew by after that. Heather and I spent the next few hours picking out this and that, trying things on, and giggling like little children. We had a great time. Heather picked out something lacy and white for Barb -- "White is the virginal. I knew that if I moved just right and bent slightly, he could get a view if he wanted. Soon there was a knock at the door. I opened it and was disappointed to see that he had put a t-shirt on. “Oh, you put a shirt on.” I said. “I didn’t want to make you feel uncomfortable.” He answered. I pointed to the couch for him to have a seat and said, “Nonsense, it would have been alright. You looked comfortable and, well, natural.” He sat and I went for the coffee. I came back with two filled mugs.