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ep. Mimi suffered from all three types of discomfort. She didn't fall asleep for hours as she tried to analyse her dad's sudde

lock reminded her that it was nearly eight and only twenty minut

ng away at her insides. The thought of her dad filled her with anguish, and the a

piness and distress. She woke up with a faint headache and dark circles under her grey eyes to find that the clouds of the day before had been swept away by a brisk winter breez

ter the burial of his f

ck!) It was Ja

in the other direction, his shoulders broad in the fawn wool of his coat, hands j

said softly a

coping my love

ever gone before; she was about to admit to the ultimate vulnerability. She wondered if the man before her , with his soft mouth and captivating eyes, knew that he held her happiness in the palm of

iting for his of incredulous laughter, the sneer of rejection, or at the very least, his departure, the door slamming in c

y?' Jack asked in

ps tremulous, ' I ... love you.'

being in this long period of agony, and she also saw something that made the h

hands wildly caressing her cheeks, her temples and running through her dark curls as if he were a starved

k replied. To him, it is too early for he

joyously entwined her arms around his neck and tan

appiness mixes with a deep sense of l

his mouth descending to her wait

descent ivory. They lay entwined, Mimi's head on the strong curve of his shoulder, her hand resting lightly on his chest where she could feel the slowing pace of his heart. His skin was slightly damp from their lovemaking

skin, the soft curve of her inner thigh had made her moan in agonised wanting. He had known instinctively when to continue and when to desist, and under his hands she had found a passion that went

ressing her lips to the s

t time for you, w

she wh

nds over her cheek

o slight compared to that astonishing flow of sensa

ired to know what fate ho

dead and buried, what

b appointment due to the long stay here, that was caused by my

Azuma-city?"

. After a critical argument and analyses, Jack decided to

arve or get arrested for loitering ."He brought out his wa

e stoop up to go. On his announcement of leaving, Mimi's

on her forehead. It was a desolate sinking feeling, to leave a place where one h

to leave." You are one of those who bear their destiny like a diamond n