Then, the man I’d been waiting for arrived. My cousin George, a man I had deep respect for. He was grandpa Nathaniel’s eldest grandson, quite a bi...t older than me. In fact, when I was a young man, he’d been my mentor. I’d fallen asleep many nights on his broad chest, wrapped up in his strong arms. The chest I’d snored on was mostly gray hair now, which I found even sexier.As he entered the room, his sweet blue eyes caught mine and he waved. Then he saw who I was sitting with, and he beelined. " he said "Its okay Cody, I kind of like it." I Said blushing. "Umm you do?" he asked. Then i took a chance, I sat up, pulled him on top of me and started kissing him, I even snaked my tounge in his mouth. He accepted the invatation and gladly kissed me back. We layed there fora minute and then i said, "I Always wanted to kiss you." i said "Really?" He asked. "Sometimes boys are clueless, i've wanted you since the 6th grade!" I said Shyfully letting my feelings come out slowly. "Oh why didn't. "The sameschool you got me into."Smiling he said, "So my granddaughters are just as special as mydaughter. Does your Mother know yet?" No Daddy, and I don't intend to tell her either. I wouldn't know whereto begin to look for her if I cared."Destiny edged closer, "Momma, that woman in the corner is staring atus." Stephanie looked toward the woman who had just come in and sat ata corner table alone."You knew she'd be here, didn't you?" she accused her father."Yes, we meet every month and share. It meant the end of sunny days and warm endless evenings with the heady perfume of late summer flowers. But she did love the leaves. It was the colours, I think. All those bright reds and oranges, twisting and twirling as the breeze wafted through the trees. They were warm colours, nature’s last hurrah before the cold really took hold. And, of course, they were like fire. Fire. She loved fire, loved snuggling up beside a big open fireplace, watching the flames flicker around the logs, the.