"Let's work on every afternoon we can," I said after I saved everything and we closed things up."Good idea," said Betty. Naomi nodded."What about Tash...?" I asked the Jewish angel."I think spending mornings and nights with her is enough," Naomi responded. "I think she's getting sick of me." I doubt... ," I began before getting interrupted."Of course she loves me, Joe. But she's devoted to her independence. In other words, she likes being alone. She's actually working on something, a series of. " Another long pause then she turned and looked me directly in the eye."You're Jordan's now and I won't tempt you. If you were to ask me to go to bed with you, I'd turn you down flat. Jordan is a very determined young lady and I have no doubt in my mind that she'll get her way with regards to marrying you. She's very deeply in love with you and I've known that since very shortly after I came back from the refresher course."She got a serious look on her face. "Promise me that you won't break her. Even today, I sometimes get randy when my wife and I are in the kitchen together on a Saturday morning. I've never explained to her the reason for that.We stood there, somewhat awkwardly, sipping the warm beverage. I didn't even like coffee in those days, but I wasn't about to tell her that. Adults drank coffee, and I didn't want to do anything that would make me seem young to her. I needed for her to see me as an equal, a lover, and not a young boy she would feel ashamed about being with. I. ‘Give me a week to think it over,’ Wes said. ‘No showing up at my house, no calls. Just give me a week. I’ll call you either way,’ he said. Hannah closed her eyes. Some days felt like an eternity lately. ‘A week,’ she agreed. ******* ‘I’ll say it again, Hannah, so you know I mean it,’ Donna said, pouring coffee into her sister’s mug, then walking the pot back to her kitchen. ‘You’re more than welcome to stay with me.’ ‘I don’t think it’s come to that,’ Hannah said, looking around at the small.