”“Okay. Dutch treat,” I said as I envisioned drinking in Emily’s beauty over dinner.“Okay. When should we be ready?”"Well, there's this ni...ce seafood place on the river that gets very busy around seven, so we should probably go at six."“Sounds good. I think I know the restaurant you’re talking about. Is it on the Banana River?”“Yep. That’s the one.”“Oh good. I pass it all the time, but I’ve never been there.”“Great! So, I should go and let you put your groceries away.”“Okay. We’ll see you at. .. he had survived on this world, the only man, for a year. He was strong. Heather could see that. He was a fitting companion for a woman such as Sam. They would be happy...She almost dropped to her knees. Almost cried. Almost did everything that proved she was unworthy of Sam.Almost.Heather still had a task. A quest. A promise unfulfilled. Princess Cathy WOULD walk. Petty thoughts of love were just a distraction. A weakness to be discarded. She was better than that. HAD to be better than that.. "."No need, Sonia, you have a lovely body and I would really enjoy seeing more of it sometime, but, what I was actually hoping to get a glimpse of was your left hip." I made my reply short and honest."Yes, I am an SKG alumna, Greta, but no there is no tattoo," Sonia simply unbuttoned the cardigan top she was wearing and exposed her bra-less breast, "our chapter branded our pledges on the left breast." She showed me the SKG scar burned into her flesh. "Now, do you have that draft I hoped for. ”No...””Yes. Say it.” I whispered.”Yes. No.””Say it,” I urged.”Yes...” she quietly whimpered.”Yes what?””I want you to... touch me,” she whispered.”No, you need me to touch you,” I replied. “Say it.””I...I need you to touch me...” she admitted.”Maybe later, ” I replied as I let her go and swam away. I climbed out of the pool, grabbed a towel and went into the house as she stayed floating in the pool.”What was that all about?” Pam asked as she handed me a drink.”Doug thinks Tina is getting too.