She was doing too good of a job now. Crushing the clovers was one thing, but as she started to pump her hips harder, I began to wonder if the clovers ...were ever going to be able to grow back. I commanded her to stop, but if anything, she started moving even faster and harder. "Stop!" I commanded.I put everything I had into controlling her thoughts. I was losing the battle, but then, a glimmer of hope. Her movements started to slow, her body trembling, as she fought to continue thrusting. Then,. Martin and I have become good friends. We’ll make sure you get to see Edie on a frequent basis. He and I were just talking about coordinating our winter vacations down in the islands.”Amber stuttered, “But, it’s kind of the end of an era. The three of us...”Mike said, “You think it’s the end of everything, but really it’s just the beginning of something new and beautiful and better – for Edie, and for each of you.”“Oh, I know.” Amber sighed as she got her emotions in check.“I know too. I also. * * * * *I told him "no" several times, but my desire to go and the disappointment in his voice overcame my reluctance. Over the next months, wanting to look my best, I prepared. I'm a jogger/swimmer/hiker, not a weight lifter, but with my son's guidance I hit the gym and worked out at home, losing ten pounds, getting my five foot seven inch body down to my college 127 pounds and my measurements to 36-24-35 (one more inch on the butt than in college - couldn't get that off). I let my brown hair. I let them stammer on a little bit, they looked petrified.Finally I spoke. I told them that if there were going to do that sort of thing, don’t do it here at the Surf Life Saving Club. With that, they looked a little relieved, but still not convinced their life wasn’t over. I asked if they knew where I lived, it is about three hundred meters down the beach, they said they did. I told them to get their shit together and meet me on the back deck of my place in fifteen minutes and we would.