” “Do you really mean it?” I asked. “Of course I do. And I must say this nightgown looks a lot prettier on you than my wife’s did.” I than...ked him, gave him a peck on the cheek and finally stood up just before Jennie and Mrs. White came in with the warm milk. I despise warm milk and would never drink it at home but it had been the only thing I could think of that would get Mrs. White out of the way for a moment. Jennie and I took the milk into the bedroom. I forced myself to drink it and then. "I'm getting tired of talking about it. Hiding from everyone else meant I was hiding from ME! I had issues. Being made to face things allowed me to fix them." She dimpled. "I'm going to be a madam!"I chuckled and shook my head. Maureen, standing nearby with Tony, shook her head. "I'm SOOO embarrassed!" How is THIS working?" I asked, waving at Tony."Fine, when you guys aren't scaring him to death! What the Hell was that, anyway?" Maureen rasped."An object lesson," I replied. "I didn't prepare it. Dad would turn green at the thought of me having a girl in the house without a chaperone. I was dying to get my hands on her but I don?t want to come on as a clod. We talked and cuddled until I had a brilliant idea and offered to rub her back. Now I really wanted to rub her front but I?m not dumb enough to say that right out. She lay on the living room couch I brushed her long hair out of the way. She?s very slim and the tight blouse let me see her the outline of her bra as she lay there. . " Steve, can I ask you a personal question?" Yeah ... I guess." Did you and Dory have a fight? Did you break up with her?" No. No fight. I could feel that she was drifting away, though. She quit calling me Stevie and you know she's the only person I allow to do that. I don't know what's going on, but we're not talking right now. I told her to call me if she wanted to call, but that was two weeks ago. I haven't heard a word. So ... maybe we did break up and she forgot to tell me." I doubt that..