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were grown. Emily and I would swim every day. She also loved it. That’s why I decided, to be safe, I had it filled in. But I do miss swimming.”
    “I go swimming. There is a large pool at the Community Center at the end of West Canal Street. Have you never gone there?”
    “No, I knew it was there, but that is something I never took advantage of.”
    “Well maybe we could go sometimes.”
    What a generous offer; another way to spend time with her. He answered her. ”Yes, I would like that. I do miss my swimming. Not everyone knows this, but I was a Navy Seal in my early years.”
    “Wow, no wonder you love swimming.”
    He was enjoying his soup and just being here looking at her across the table from him was making him feel better. She is amazing; so energetic, such a fun person. Yet he knew she was also grieving for her husband. It had to be so hard for her husband to leave her. Well Joe, I never knew you, but I would like to take your place and look after her, his thoughts running away with him.
    “Just let me know when you want to go. I’ll be there,” with bells on, he thought.
    They finished eating and while clearing the table, Anna spilled the crackers on the floor. They both went down to retrieve them. When reaching for the same cracker their faces were so close. He wanted so much to reach out and touch her soft face, to run his finger across her full lips, then to gently place his lips on hers. He looked in her eyes and did he see the same want and need as he was feeling? Moments passed as neither moved. But their first kiss was only a promise in hopes to be satisfied later. His hands shook slightly from the anticipation of what could have been. He didn’t want her to see his need to make unbridle love to her.
    “Let me wash the dishes for you.” He was thinking of a way to keep his hands hidden from her while calming himself down.
    “Okay, then we can enjoy a cup of ice mocha. How does that sound?”
    “Yes, my new favorite drink. Yes, that will be the perfect finish to a perfect dinner”, he said not daring to look at her as his need hadn’t left him yet.
    Anna was so anticipating that kiss that went unfulfilled. She wanted to reach out to him having him so close to her, but she didn’t feel it was her place to go to him. How wonderful to be kissed again. She missed the closeness she and Joe shared. She longed to be held in loving arms. Not just any arms, but she was being overwhelmed by the feelings she had for Jimmy. She knew he was wanting her as much as she was wanting him. She also knew he was just being gentlemanly; not wanting to take advantage of her. She wanted to tell him it was alright. Her body was screaming inside of her, take me to another galaxy where birds fly without moving their wings, where naked bodies feel each others warmth wrapped in burning desire until fulfillment overcomes them. Take me, take me, she was pleating with her eyes. If not now, then a time will come for us to share our needs. It will be. It’s has to be.
    She had to make normal conversation to calm herself down before he saw the affect he had on her. So while they sat at the kitchen table, enjoying their drink, she asked him, “Jimmy, I know you work at the National Astronautics and Space Association or Nasa as we call it. Jake told Lilly and me, but I don’t know what you do there. Care to talk about it?”
    “I am an Astrobiology Research Engineer Senior Execrative.”
    “Well, I am impressed. No wonder you live in such a beautiful elaborate home. How long have you worked there? Or, I should ask you where are you from. I know you are not from Mississippi. I can tell by your accent.”
    “I am originally from Houston. I worked there at the Johnson Space Center before being transferred here.”
    “Well I should tell you a lot of people here were very angry about Nasa moving here; me included. They came here and took over people’s land that was in their family for hundreds of years. It was so sad. I was