Marni The two girls will survive their close encounter with a male. But they will dream about him tonight. Or dream about the man they have had. As a mercy, there is always arranged a lover for a girl the first day after she awakens. After she gives herself to his lust she will dream about him. A girl never. He'd even been the captain of the London area school hurling team, a very fast and aggressive Irish Gaelic sport.His late school years were, in ways, the best times of his life. He'd run with a group of friends throughout his West London neighbourhood. Well known locally, and to each other, as the 'Irish Boys, ' Barry, with 'Mad' McKeigue, Mullarkey, Gerald and Chris Hennessy, kicked up a storm. They played sports together, fought against others and amongst themselves at times, played hooky. As she stretched out, she looked for all the world like a contented feline, all at peace in her world. I kissed her softly. “You slept well. The sleep of the righteous.”She grinned, “Only because someone pulled me away last night, just as I was about to be most un-righteous!”I wondered whether now was a good time to raise the subjects of Hannah and the school. Maybe one, but not both. I looked at Claire’s beautiful and trusting face and knew that I needed to tell her how things had been. Steve gave me a hug that almost crushed me, along with a warm kiss, and bounded out of bed. He pulled on a pair of sweatpants, telling me to get a quick shower while he fixed breakfast for us. I was going straight to work when I got to Poughkeepsie, so I dressed for the office and packed my bag, putting it by the door. By then, Steve had breakfast ready. He'd fixed grapefruit, poached eggs and toast, and coffee.We sat sharing breakfast. We didn't need to say much, but frequently one of us took.Read More
