John was on the couch, with a pillow over his head. Aaron was buried beneath a pile of pillows and blankets in front of the fireplace. David was spraw...led out under a big, woolly blanket near the TV, and Jake was zonked out in the love seat.Gazing at her wonderful men asleep in her living room, she'd quietly said to them, "I love you. God ... thank you." While watching them sleeping peacefully, she'd been surprised to discover she was crying. She was so happy that she just couldn't seem to help. Gah. Sorry, my bad for bringingit up." Wahey!" Everyone cheers, making me roll my eyes and my unintendedinnuendo."For that laugh alone, you can pick the next game," Keith laughs. "AndI'll get the instruments ready, as the game is inevitably going tobe..." Rock Band 4," I say, laughing at the groans of all my friends. "Youasked for it, you get it. Stop whinging, start playing." I laugh as aplastic guitar is handed to me and I pretend to tune it, whilst Keithsets up the (plastic) drum kit and. We usually leave the doors open but I got up and locked them. I didn’t want to be disturbed when the right moment arrived. It took a while but we were young so we were able to recover after an hour or so. I knew she was ready to move forward when she sidled over really close to me on the couch. I was slouching so she put her head on my shoulder. This was the sign to start kissing her again, so I did. After all we had been through over the past two days I wanted to be really tender and sweet.. " They probably imagine they're the only ones it happens to," Hamish mused. "Don't be too hard on Marion. I met her once. She was only nineteen. I don't expect she'd any idea what it meant to wait for three years."Hamish sat waiting for his friend, thinking about Emma. She'd been wise enough to know her limitations.Ian took it well. Three tots of whisky stiffened him and ribald comments from the other two men who had suffered the same fate consoled him. He even volunteered for the final,.