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\pard\plain \ltrpar\s34\cf0\qc{\*\hyphen2\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax0}\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi-1152\rtlch\af4\afs48\lang1081\ab\ltrch\dbch\af6\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs48\lang1033\b\loch\f4\fs48\lang1033\b {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs48\lang1033\i0\b Chapter 5}
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\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s34\cf0\qc{\*\hyphen2\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax0}\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi-1152\sa240\rtlch\af4\afs48\lang1081\ab\ltrch\dbch\af6\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs48\lang1033\b\loch\f4\fs48\lang1033\b {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs48\lang1033\i0\b by knight_b_4@hotmail.com}
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\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0{\rtlch\ltrch\hich\b\loch\b Author\'92s Note:}}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0   This story involves sexual activity between a variety of people, some of whom are underage. If it is illegal in your jurisdiction to read about such things, please delete this story immediately. (And know that you have my sympathies for liv
ing in such a repressive atmosphere.) This story is entirely a work of fiction; none of the events described herein actually took place (at least not to the author\'92s knowledge). The author does not condone sexual activity with minors, although he {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i does }reco
mmend most of the following if done with a consenting adult.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s35\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi283\sa240\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 This story may be posted {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i with no changes or deletions }on a free site, or the free area of a commercial site. The work is copyright 2012 by the author, and all rights are reserved.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 I was up late the next morning. Despite apparently falling asleep early, I\'92d had a miserable night, waking up time and again and having horrible dreams involving Christie and hundreds of disembodied penises. I don\'92t keep any sleeping pills around the place
, but I sure wished I\'92d had a bottle that night.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 It was probably a good thing I didn\'92t.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 It was almost 10 before I stumbled out to the kitchen for the morning coffee routine. I sat listlessly at the kitchen table while I waited for it to brew, just staring at my hands folded in front of me. Traveler jumped up on the table and butted her head a
gainst me, but I ignored her. She meowed loudly several times and when I still ignored her, she hopped off the table and went into the living room and, I discovered later, shit behind the computer desk. When the pungent smell of fresh coffee finally penetr
ated my brain, I poured a cup and sat back down, sipping slowly and barely noticing when it burned my tongue.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Revived a little (but not much) after the second cup, I got up and wandered into the living room and turned on the computer. I checked my email. There was finally a reply from my brother, which I read but didn\'92t answer; I was afraid anything I\'92d write just
 then would worry him, the mood I was in. The only other things worth saving were messages from clients (including yet another one from the ditzy bitch; I\'92d never dumped a job in the middle before, but I was getting real close) which I saved but didn\'92t rea
d. I didn\'92t think I was going to get much work done that day.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Still dressed in yesterday\'92s clothes (I\'92d never taken them off before going to bed), I took the coffee cup outside and sat down in the lawn chair I kept on the back porch. There was an ashtray on the small table there; I\'92d given up smoking years ago, and n
ow shooed any smoking visitors out here. For the first time in a long time, I wanted a cigarette, and I found myself looking at the couple of old butts sitting there and wondering where I might have some matches. I shook my head and gave that idea up, sipp
ing some more coffee instead.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 It was a beautiful day in my small backyard. A bright May sun shone down on a flowering cherry tree bursting with pink blossoms. A hummingbird fluttered at the bird feeder, and I noticed the birdbath needed filling again. Somewhere nearby, a bird sang out 
its joy at the day and from a ways off, another bird answered. It was gorgeous, peaceful, calming and pleasant.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 It was shit.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 I went back inside then, showered and changed clothes, looked at the panties still laying on the bed and left them there. After refreshing my coffee, I went back to the living room and slipped an old Muddy Waters CD into the stereo and sat down on the couc
h. Some people are timeless; Muddy\'92s one of them. It was nearing the end and Muddy was singing about \'93another mule\'92s been kickin\'92 in my stall.\'94 and I was thinking about which CD to put in next when my cell phone rang, nearly causing me to jump out of my sk
in.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 I reached into my pocket, but it wasn\'92t there. Shit. Where did I leave the damned thing? It rang again, and I tried to orient on the sound. I jumped up and ran to my desk, looked all around, heard it ring again, finally moved a stack of CDs and found it. I
 didn\'92t recognize the number, and almost didn\'92t answer but finally shrugged and hit the button}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Hello?\'94}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Harry?\'94 A young girl\'92s voice. A sweet musical voice, sounding a little uncertain as if she might\'92ve dialed the wrong number. A sweet musical- was that\'85}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Christie?\'94}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Hi, Harry.\'94 She sounded more confident now, knowing she had the right number. \'93I had a hard time reading my scribble, I wasn\'92t sure if this was the right number or not.\'94}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Yeah, it is. How are you? Shouldn\'92t you be in school now?\'94 Inane, Harry. Ignore that sudden thrill rushing through you and at least {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i try }to have an intelligent conversation.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Half day today; we got out early. So, Harry, I was wondering- you want to get together? If you\'92re not busy, that is.\'94 Busy? I\'92d have run out of a meeting with a client offering me a million dollar contract right then.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 No, it\'92s a pretty slow day for me. Want me to come pick you up? Where are you?\'94 Easy, Harry, don\'92t sound as eager as you are.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Nah, I\'92ve got a ride. Why don\'92t you meet me at Vittorio\'92s, say about 12:30?\'94 I looked at the clock; it was just a little after 11 now, plenty of time.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Sounds good, Christie. Should I wear a flower in my lapel so you\'92ll recognize me?\'94 Stupid, stupid, stupid. Don\'92t try to be witty when your brain\'92s aflutter. She laughed.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Sure, Harry. Wear a red rose, so I\'92ll know it\'92s you.\'94 She lowered her voice a little. \'93And polish up your wand, so it\'92s ready to work some more magic. See you in a little while, Harry.\'94 The phone went dead. I stared at it for a moment, then hung up my end
. I saved the number, then put the phone in my pocket.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 I strolled sedately (OK, I ran like hell) to my bedroom, pawed through my clothes and picked out a shirt I knew looked good on me and a pair of dark dress pants. Into the bathroom for a shave, brush my teeth, comb my hair, change clothes, back into the bed
room and toss the other clothes onto my bed. Pick them up and throw them into the laundry hamper, then straighten up the bedroom, just in case. Back to the living room and tidy up a bit in there, just in case. Into the kitchen- already tidy, no sweat. Turn
 the coffee pot off, back into the living room and look at the clock.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Twenty minutes? I did all that in 20 minutes? How do I kill the next 40? It\'92s half an hour to the mall, even if traffic\'92s at its worst (and at lunch time, it would be). Then I got an idea, and grinned.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Whistling cheerfully, I got into the car and popped some Pink Floyd into the CD player. I drove to a florist\'92s shop just a couple of miles away and got a red rose which the lady helped pin into my collar. I started to ask for a dozen red roses, then decide
d that would be {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i way }too much, and decided on a single red one instead. And then I hesitated. A red rose is for love. Did I really love Christie?}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0{\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i (If you didn\'92t, would you be acting this stupid?) }}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 (Good point.) {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i (Red\'92s still too much, and even pink would be pushing it. White\'92s for remembrance- tell her you got it for her to remember you by, just like she gave you the thong.) }(Good plan.)}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Her thong. Shit. I\'92d left it sitting on the bed. Would she expect to get it back? Then I grinned evilly, causing the saleslady to look at me funny. I\'92ll just keep it as an excuse to see her again another time.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 I went with the white rose, a single one bound up with a small bit of baby\'92s breath in a red ribbon.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Back in the car, I saw I still had plenty of time. Too much time- I wanted to see her {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i now.} I headed for the mall, knowing I\'92d be early even if traffic was {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i really }bad, but I didn\'92t care. I could sit in the car for a while or something.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Even driving slowly and taking some meandering back routes, I arrived at the mall at 12:02. Much too early to go in; I didn\'92t want to seem as eager as I felt. I had another idea, and pulled back out of the mall. There was a convenience store just down the 
street, and I pretended to be interested in the magazines for a while, bought some breath spray, scanned the USA Today headlines in the box on my way back to the car, and drove back to the mall.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 I parked, got out and started for the door, went back and picked up Christie\'92s rose off the seat, headed for the door again, and almost got hit by a bus. {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i (OK, stupid, wake up. You\'92re not picking up your date for the prom, you\'92re just here for some sex.) }(S
ome really great sex.) {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i (Whatever. Put your feet back on the ground and remember she said, \'91Don\'92t ask too much.\'92)}}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 I was silent at that, and started second-guessing the rose. I shrugged as I walked toward the food court; I\'92ll just tell her that since I had one, I thought she should too. No big deal that way.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 I was still a few minutes early when I got to Vittorio\'92s, but from the big grin on Charlene\'92s face when she saw me, I guessed Christie was already there and had clued her in. (Was Charlene always here? Did she maybe sleep in the office after the mall close
d?)}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Hi, Harry,\'94 Charlene said. \'93What\'92s {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i up?\'94 }she asked, emphasizing that last word. Her grin got even bigger; much bigger and I think the corners of her mouth would\'92ve met at the back of her head.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Big things, as usual, Ms. Streisand.\'94 She looked puzzled at that. \'93You\'92re being a Funny Girl today.\'94 She still looked puzzled. Guess she hadn\'92t seen the movie. Guess I was showing my age.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Ooooo-K,\'94 Charlene said. \'93Anyway, someone\'92s waiting for you in the office. And Lily\'92s out here.\'94 I looked where she pointed. Lily was sitting with a couple of other girls, slurping a drink through a straw. She waved and gave me a thumbs up sign. I grinned
 and waved back.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Guess I\'92d better head on back then,\'94 I said. Charlene lifted the counter and as I went through, noticed the rose I was carrying.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 A flower? Oh, that\'92s so sweet,\'94 she sighed. \'93If I ever decide to go straight, Harry, will you marry me?\'94 I grinned and kissed her on the cheek as I passed.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 In a heartbeat, sweetie. See you in a while. A long while, I hope.\'94}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 My hands were sweaty as I tried to open the door; I wiped them on my pants while Charlene laughed, then went through and tried to walk calmly to the office. My heart was doing back flips, somersaults, and a mean salsa as I knocked on the door. I held her r
ose behind my back.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Christie? It\'92s Harry.\'94 I heard a pattering of feet across the floor, and the door flew open to reveal a naked Christie.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 About time,\'94 she growled. I was going to protest that I was early, but she grabbed me by the belt and yanked me into the office, slamming the door.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Get that shirt off,\'94 she ordered, as she tugged at my belt. \'93I\'92ll take care of these.\'94 She stopped long enough to give me a quick kiss, then noticed the rose pinned to my shirt. \'93Hey, you really did wear one. You\'92re silly, Harry.\'94}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 She gave a frustrated growl as she tugged at the button of my pants (it\'92s rather tight), then yanked on it; the button went flying and bounced off something. She yanked the zipper down and jerked my pants to my ankles, squatting down and ordering me to lif
t each foot so she could get them off. My cock, already half hard in anticipation, popped out to wave hello, and she gave it a quick lick on her way by.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Why had I decided on a button-down shirt? I was still fumbling with it when she threw my pants in the corner and started attacking the lower buttons. She leaned over and kissed my nipples while she fumbled at the buttons, and I could feel my cock head poki
ng her belly. When the last button came open, she pulled the shirt down off my shoulders, then swore when it stuck because I hadn\'92t gotten the cuffs undone.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Hurry, Harry, hurry. I need you in me {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i now.\'94}}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 While I fumbled with the cuffs, she dropped to sit on the floor and in one quick swoop took my entire shaft into her mouth, sucking hard. I quivered as I threw the shirt to one side and placed my hands on her head.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Oh, Christie,\'94 I moaned, reveling in the sensations her hot warm mouth was sending through me. She formed a tight seal with her lips and slid her head back off my cock, stopping with just the head still inside. Her tongue flicked the sensitive underside, 
swirled around the top and tickled the little slit at the end before she opened her mouth and let it go.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Lay down,\'94 she commanded. Obedient, I stretched out on the floor. The tile was cold, but I didn\'92t care. One hand grabbed and jacked my dick while she positioned herself over it, rubbed the head through her soaking wet slit a couple of times, then jabbed t
he end into her hole and {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i slammed }herself down on it, mashing her clit hard against my pubic bone.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 We both groaned as my hard cock speared through her tight ring and shoved her pussy walls apart. They fought back against this welcome intruder, grasping and squeezing, alternately trying to push it back out and pull it in further. She ground her crotch on
 mine, auburn fur mingling with black, then she lifted herself almost to the tip and slammed back down again, so hard it hurt.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Oh, glorious, wondrous pain.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Again she rose and slammed down, and again, and again, a hard, demanding rhythm. This wasn\'92t the sweet sensuous lovemaking of a few days before- this was pure, animal fucking, overheated, supercharged genitals slamming together, demanding release. I tried 
thrusting back at her, but all I did was spoil her timing, so I just lay there, hips thrust forward while she fucked herself on my cock. This was Christie\'92s show, and I was her living fucktoy, and if I just laid there and let her run things, she was going 
to take us both to a nuclear orgasm.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 She growled deep in her throat, her head thrown back and I growled with her. I held tight to those wonderfully smooth thighs, feeling the hard muscles flex as she rode up and down. My juicy little darling was flowing, her cunt pumping out fluids which squi
rted out over her thighs, ran down my cock, gushed over my balls and flowed down the crack of my ass, a river of liquid fire coating us both in love slime.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Christie was moaning and panting now, and her thrusts started getting faster, but still that long full-length stroking of my cock. She slammed down one more time, hard, and her pussy started spasming, gripping my cock and squeezing hard as she thrashed thr
ough an incredible orgasm.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 And she didn\'92t stop. As hard as she was coming, as tightly as she was clenched around my dick, she just kept whipping that hard little ass up and down, head down, teeth gritted, her long lustrous hair whipping across my belly and sides, her maddened snarl 
echoing around the room. A deep growl joined it, and I realized that was me, sharing in her lustful joy even as her pussy tried to strip the skin from my dick.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 I don\'92t know why I didn\'92t cum right then; I should have. Maybe she was gripping my dick so hard the cum just couldn\'92t get through. I don\'92t know, but she rode my cock through her orgasm and when it was finished, she wasn\'92t. Harder, faster, up and down, thig
hs rippling with power, she rode my cock, insatiable, demanding, pounding, squeezing. We were both panting and growling, unable to breathe, unable to think, inhuman, just a cock the size of the universe pounding into a cunt of infinity.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 One final time she slammed down, and held herself there, thrashing, grinding her clit into me, as her second orgasm hit. This time I joined her, jetting pulse after pulse of hot white cum into her clenching, spasming cunt, both of us shrieking out our joy 
in high-pitched keening and sheer animal pleasure as intense, mind-numbing, soul-mingling tsunamis of pleasure rocketed through us. The joy washed out of me, fired up through my dick into her pussy, roared through her body, bounced off the top of her skull
 and the end of her toes and came back into me multiplied a hundred, a thousand, a million times.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 After a time somewhere just short of eternity, Christie moaned and collapsed forward on my chest, pussy still spasming in little mini-orgasms around my thoroughly drained and still half-hard dick. It tried to join her, pulsing a little in sympathy, but the
 well was dry; hell, the whole aquifer had been drained. I tried to put my arms around her, but they wouldn\'92t move- they just shook and twitched and refused all my brain\'92s orders. It didn\'92t really matter. My whole being radiated a love that wrapped around 
her in a soft warm embrace. My arms might not move, but my heart held her tight.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0{\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i (Finally! You\'92re admitting it at last, then?) }}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 (Yes, I love her. With all my heart and soul. Now don\'92t gloat, it\'92s not nice.)}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 A long, long time later, I finally managed to pull my twitching arms out from between us (they still clutched those lusciously smooth powerful thighs) and slowly wrapped them around her. The movement caused another little mini-orgasm, and she moaned. Slowl
y, one hand came up to rest on my shoulder and the other to softly stroke my cheek. And we just lay their like that for another long, long time.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Finally, Christie turned her face to my chest and kissed each of my nipples, then lifted her head to look at me.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Hi,\'94 I said. \'93Nice to see you again.\'94 And she looked at me incredulous for a second. Then she giggled. And then she started shaking and roaring with laughter and we both lay there like two idiots, screaming with mirth and the joy of living. When we finall
y calmed down, she laid her head on my chest again, still snickering while I stroked her back.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 You are really something else, Harry Potter,\'94 she said, moving her hand to stroke my cheek again. \'93One of these days, I might figure out what.\'94}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Oh, don\'92t do that,\'94 I replied. \'93Then all the mystery will be gone, and you won\'92t want to rape me as soon as I walk in the door.\'94 She giggled again, and raised her head to look at me.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 I guess I did, didn\'92t I? I\'92ve never raped anyone before. Like it?\'94}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Loved it. Feel free to rape me again any time you want. Although, you might have to wait a little while.\'94 My cock, even though it was still buried inside her tight little snatch, was as thoroughly limp as it had ever been, but protested feebly that it was
 ready and willing to go again. It even managed a small twitch- which set off another tiny little cum that made Christie moan again.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Oh, Harry, how do you do that? I thought when you licked me, it was the best cum I\'92d ever had. But this time- whew! I think I boldly came like no girl\'92s come before.\'94 I grinned and lifted my head to kiss her; the best I could reach was a quick peck on her
 nose.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 I told you, dear, it\'92s all in the partner. You bring out the best in me. Not to mention the beast.\'94 She smiled and laid her head back down.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 We lay there for a while, a timeless time of peace and contentment and might have stayed there forever if Junior hadn\'92t suddenly awoken and let us know he didn\'92t appreciate all the shaking. Christie\'92s belly suddenly started squirming, and I felt a couple o
f very hard kicks against my stomach.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Oof,\'94 she said, sitting up and rubbing her swollen abdomen. \'93OK, kid, I get the idea- the earthquake\'92s over for a while. But Momma hasn\'92t had a good fuck in a few days.\'94}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 The guys yesterday weren\'92t good for you?\'94 I asked.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 You remember the old Warner Brothers cartoons, when the coyote runs off the cliff and there\'92s that brief moment right after he realizes it and right before he starts to fall? I can tell you {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i exactly }how that feels.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Christie froze. Then, with great dignity, she stood up, my limp cock dropping out of her and releasing a flood of our combined goo down her leg and into my crotch.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 You want to know about yesterday, Harry?\'94 she asked, in a dangerous voice, standing over me looking down, arms crossed over her bulging belly.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ai\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\i\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i\b0 (Oh, shit, you\'92re in for it BIG time now, you asshole. Stupid, stupid, stupid.)}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 No, I don\'92t,\'94 I said hurriedly. \'93It\'92s not my business, it\'92s yours. I\'92ve got no right to say anything, I just thought with that many of them\'85.\'94}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Even the coyote was never stupid enough to grab an anvil in each hand.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Let me tell you about yesterday, Harry,\'94 she continued, still in that dangerous quiet voice. \'93Lily and I figured we\'92d have a good old fashioned gangbang, fuck \'91em \'91til they can\'92t get it up anymore, right? We\'92ve done it before. We\'92ll probably do it again. 
Yeah, I fucked all four of \'91em, Harry, and two of \'91em twice. And you know how many times I came, Harry?\'94}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 I just shook my head; the coyote may not ever learn, but sometimes I do.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Once, Harry. Just once, and that was almost an accident. And you know {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i why }I only came one fucking time, Harry? Because I kept seeing the hurt and disappointment in a pair of brown eyes that belong to someone I\'92m not supposed to care about. And while those
 hard {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i cocks }were banging my {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i pussy\'94 }(I winced) \'93you know what I realized? No, not realized, you know what I finally admitted to myself? That that\'92s all they were- just hard {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i fucking }cocks banging my {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i fucking }pussy. Those guys didn\'92t {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i care }if I fucking came or 
not, it didn\'92t matter a bit.\'94}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Her voice was rising now, along with a flush that started on her chest and spread up to her cheeks. Any other time, it would\'92ve been enticingly erotic. Now, it was scary.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 All they wanted to do was empty their nuts, then go off and brag to their friends they just banged the pregnant girl. {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i They }didn\'92t offer me dinner afterwards. {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i They }didn\'92t get me a Coke, or cuddle me when they were done. {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i They }didn\'92t give a {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i shit} about Christ
ie. Not one of those bastards even said \'91{\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i Thanks for a nice fuck\'92},\'94 she shrieked. Tears streamed down her face, and her chest heaved as she gulped and panted.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 That never bothered me before, Harry,\'94 she continued, still crying but softer. \'93Hell, I wanted it that way. If they didn\'92t get close, they couldn\'92t hurt me. Then someone came along and {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i cared }if I came, wanted to make it good for {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i me. }And now just getting f
ucked isn\'92t enough, not nearly enough.\'94 Her eyes locked with mine and she said softly, \'93God damn you, Harry Potter.\'94}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 The knife in my heart twisted and went deeper, not for me but for my darling angel. I was finally starting to get a glimmer of what Christie\'92s life must really be like, and I ached for her. I felt tears welling up.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 The older guys I\'92ve fucked were just the same,\'94 she said bitterly, turning away and reaching for her t-shirt on the desk. \'93They just wanted to squirt their shit in my cunt, or my mouth, or my ass, then get rid of me so they could go home to the wife and k
iddies.\'94 She yanked the shirt over her head. \'93They jerk off thinking about fucking their cute little daughters, but they can\'92t do that \'91cause they think it\'92s wrong or they\'92re scared they\'92ll fuck up their perfect little lives. It\'92s OK to fuck little Christi
e, though, \'91cause she\'92s just a slutty little tramp who doesn\'92t matter. Find me, feel me, fuck me and forget me, Harry. That\'92s all they want, \'91cause that\'92s all I\'92m good for, all I\'92m worth. Little Christie, the fucking {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i cum dumpster.\'94}}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 I stood up and took a step toward her, reaching out to put my arms around her. She slapped me across the face, hard. I staggered back and tripped over the chair, banging my head on the wall as I fell to the floor.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Don\'92t fucking touch me!\'94 she screamed. \'93Haven\'92t you done enough?\'94 As I lay there holding my head, trying to open my eyes or speak or just move through the pain, I heard the door slam and footsteps running down the hall.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 I lay curled in a ball for a little while, the pain in my head competing with the pain in my heart. I had to go after her, but I couldn\'92t even stand up. By the time I finally managed to stagger upright, head still pounding, I heard running footsteps coming
 back. My heart leaped and I hoped.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Charlene and Lily burst through the door, Charlene looking worried and Lily looking furious. Lily charged up into my face and from about four inches away screamed at me, \'93What the {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i hell }did you do to Christie?\'94 I flinched and a few tears of pain joined the 
tears of heartbreak on my cheeks.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 I think,\'94 I said slowly, \'93I think I just cracked her shell.\'94 Lily looked confused. Charlene started to hug me, looked down at the cum puddled on my whole midsection, and placed a hand on my arm instead.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Oh, Harry, you didn\'92t.\'94}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 I nodded. \'93I think I did. I opened my fat stupid mouth at the wrong time, and she broke like an egg.\'94 I started crying in earnest now, silently, head bent forward. Charlene turned to Lily.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Go find Christie,\'94 she demanded. \'93No matter what it takes, go find her. She really needs you right now. And don\'92t stop to fuck anyone on the way.\'94}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Lily looked indignant. \'93Would I do that?\'94}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Yes,\'94 Charlene and I both chorused.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Oh.\'94 Lily looked chagrined. \'93Boy, once a girl gets a reputation\'85.\'94 Charlene grinned.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Honey, we know you. You\'92d fuck a dog if it licked your hand.\'94}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Hey! That was one time, at a party and I was drunk. And they dared me. Lily Crenshaw does {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i not }turn down dares.\'94}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Then I dare you to go find Christie. Scoot!\'94}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Lily saluted, then turned to leave.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Wait,\'94 I said. \'93If you find her, tell her\'85\'94 I stopped. I wanted Lily to tell Christie I loved her. But that would be stupid right now. Besides, I hadn\'92t told her myself yet, and I wanted to be the first. Then, inspiration struck through the anvils still r
inging in my head.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Tell her Joanne said to say \'91Hi\'92.\'94 If anyone could help Christie right now, it was Joanne. I hoped my little darling would pick up on it and go see her. Lily shrugged.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Sure, I\'92ll tell her. Tally-ho!\'94 And she left.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 And what a tally you must have, ho\'92,\'94 Charlene muttered. Somehow, I managed a small snicker at that. Charlene grabbed a package of paper towels off one of the shelves, those folded white towels you find in bathroom dispensers, and started wiping me off.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 You\'92re a mess, Harry,\'94 she said, then looked up into my eyes. \'93In more ways than one, right?\'94}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 I nodded. \'93Yeah. I screwed up.\'94}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Well, I can tell by this mess you sure screwed {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i some}thing. I know Christie\'92s pretty juicy, but I think half this stuff is you. You always squirt this much, or was it just a really good time?\'94}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 It was absolutely the best I\'92ve ever had. And I\'92ll never have it again now.\'94 I reached blindly for the towels on the desk so I could wipe my eyes, but my hand grabbed a piece of cloth instead. I lifted it and looked at it; red material of some sort. I sho
ok it out; Christie had gotten dressed so fast she\'92d left her panties behind. Dumbly, I held them up to show Charlene.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 I know,\'94 she said, nodding. \'93She was still fastening her skirt when she went flying through the restaurant, and flashed her pussy at about half the customers. I thought one old guy was going to have a heart attack, until he started grinning.\'94}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 I gave a half-laugh at that, the best I could do even though the mental picture {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i was }a pretty good one. Heck, on a good day, Christie would probably do that on purpose.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 I set the thong back down and took a towel this time, while Charlene continued wiping me up and tossing towel after towel in the trash. The tears had stopped, and I wiped the wetness off my cheeks, wincing when I brushed across my swollen eyes. I hadn\'92t cr
ied this much since- well, in almost 10 years. It was a lost love that time, too. {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i (Don\'92t think about it, Harry. Let the past go, and worry about your future with Christie.) }(Do I even {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i have }a future with Christie?) {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i (Don\'92t give up yet, pal. Especially if she
 talks to Flower Girl.)}}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Engrossed with myself, I almost missed what Charlene was saying.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 There you go, Harry. Clean enough to get dressed, although you probably still ought to have a shower.\'94 She tossed the last towel in the trash, and this time stepped up and hugged me, a long close silent hug that spoke volumes to my pain. I actually felt a
 little better when she finally let go and stepped back, holding me by the arms.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Don\'92t give up yet, Harry. If you broke her shell, you shocked her into seeing the things she\'92s been trying to ignore. Give her a little time. And even if- and I don\'92t think it\'92ll happen- but {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i even if} you never see her again, you helped her. Remember that. 
She\'92ll be in better shape for having met you, Harry. You\'92re a good man.\'94}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 I almost started crying again, especially when Charlene leaned up and kissed me softly on the lips.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Oh, and I found this out in the hall.\'94 She picked up the white rose from the desk and handed it to me.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 I must\'92ve dropped it when she yanked me in,\'94 I said. Charlene lifted one eyebrow at that. \'93Long story. Good one, too, I promise I\'92ll tell you sometime. Just not right now.\'94 She nodded.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 I stood there for an indefinite time, holding the rose, turning it in my fingers, staring at it. Finally, I looked up, into her eyes.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 You\'92re right. Even if. We\'92re {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i both }in better shape because we met. So- even if.\'94 Impulsively, I thrust the rose out to her. \'93Here. Something for the{\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i  second-}sweetest lady I\'92ve seen today.\'94}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 She grinned and took it. \'93That\'92s Christie\'92s rose, Harry. I\'92ll keep it for you and make sure she gets it, OK? Any message with it?\'94}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Yeah. Tell her, \'91White roses are for remembrance.\'92 \'94 Now Charlene looked like she was about to cry. \'93And tell her, \'91A little white for a little green\'92.\'94 Charlene looked puzzled at that, but nodded.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 I\'92ll tell her, Harry,\'94 she said softly. \'93And {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i even if- }that girl won\'92t {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i ever }forget you. Not even when she\'92s 90 and senile.\'94}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 I chuckled at that, then sighed. \'93I hope Lily finds her, and soon. Wish I could be there, too, but I don\'92t think that\'92d be a good idea.\'94}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Extra bad, in fact,\'94 Charlene agreed, nodding. \'93Like I said, just give her time. Meanwhile, if I can make a suggestion, I think you ought to go home and get ass-tearing drunk. You\'92ll feel like shit in the morning, but still better than if you sit around s
ober all night and think.\'94 All night? What time was it, anyway? The clock said it was after 4. Damn; we {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i did }take a long time to recover.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Charlene, how\'92d you get so smart for such a young gal?\'94 She quirked one side of her mouth in a wry grin.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Tell you what, Harry. Let\'92s get drunk together some time and swap life stories. Bet yours is prettier than mine.\'94}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Well, a really good friend suggested I do that very thing tonight. Want to come over and share a bottle or three?\'94}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 I {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i could }do that,\'94 she said, slowly. \'93But are you sure you want me to? Seems like this might be a good \'91alone to mope\'92 drunk.\'94 I thought about it for a second, and I had to agree with her. I can be a riotously funny drunk, but I wouldn\'92t be tonight. Tonigh
t wasn\'92t a night for company other than Mr. Jack Daniels or perhaps Captain Morgan.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 You\'92re right. Damn, you\'92re good. Guess I\'92ll just hit the store and head home, and hope it all works out somehow. Nothing I can do about it right now.\'94 Charlene nodded and pulled a cell phone out of her work apron.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Give me your phone number. I\'92ll let you know if Lily finds Christie.\'94 She held up a cautioning finger. \'93But that\'92s {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i all }I\'92ll let you know, that she\'92s OK. Anything else, you and Christie have to talk through yourselves.\'94}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 I hope we get the chance,\'94 I said softly. I gave her my number, then another hug.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 You\'92re wonderful, Charlene. Guess I\'92ll go get that bottle and head home. Tell Lily thanks for helping.\'94}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Charlene let me get all the way to the door before she stopped me. \'93Harry?\'94}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Hand on the knob, I turned back and looked quizzically at her.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch \'93}{\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Don\'92t you think you ought to get dressed first?\'94}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 Oh shit! I looked down and sure enough, I was still naked. I flushed bright red as Charlene started laughing, then joined in with her. It felt good to laugh, even at my own silliness.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 While dressing, I picked up Christie\'92s panties and put them in my pocket. Guess I was starting a collection. Charlene didn\'92t say a thing, just smiled.}
\par \pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qj\tx360{\*\tlswg8236}\tx720{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1080{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1440{\*\tlswg8236}\tx1800{\*\tlswg8236}\tx2160{\*\hyphen3\hyphlead2\hyphtrail2\hyphmax2}\aspalpha\li0\ri0\lin0\rin0\fi360\rtlch\af4\afs22\lang1081\ltrch\dbch\af5\langfe2052\hich\f4\fs22\lang1033\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033 {\rtlch \ltrch\loch\f4\fs22\lang1033\i0\b0 I drove back to that convenience store and joined up with Mr. Daniels {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i and }the good Captain, as well as a couple of 2 liters and a bag of ice. As I passed Murray\'92s, I thought briefly about stopping in, but decided I\'92d better not, in case Christie wanted to.
 So off home I went, rejoiced a long time later when Charlene called to say Christie was found and {\rtlch\ltrch\hich\i\loch\i reasonably }OK, petted Traveler for a while, did significant damage to both bottles of booze, and passed out on my bed with two thongs laying on my pillow, on
e green and one red.}
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