Marilyn was nearly finished with her sophomore year at college, and doing extremely well in school – all of us were very proud of her. As soon as she finished Finals, she would be heading back to the Philippines to spend the summer with her family; in the mean time, she was helping Kelly and I take care of our kids – and sharing our bed every so often, too.

Kelly's and my classes were held only one day a week each, and on different days, so I was in the office of my engineering company (I'm an Instrumentation and Control engineer) when Kelly got back from teaching her class. She stopped in my office and told me "Dan, after class today, Jan told me that there are some kids that want to talk to me about my class. She told me who they are, and I remember them from last semester; but I don't know what it is that they could want. They asked if I could meet with them after I finish my class next week, so I'll probably be a little late getting back."

I grinned at her and said "Okay. You know the company rules – I'll have to dock you an hour's pay if you're late."

She laughed, and moved behind me before leaning over and whispering in my ear "Do you have to do that? I think I can make it up to you – say, tonight, after the kids are asleep?"

I turned my head and gave her a kiss before saying "I guess I could do that. But we'll have to be careful not to get caught; you know the company rules about fraternizing between employees!"

She nuzzled my ear and murmured "Well, I guess I'll just have to make it worth the risk, then, won't I?" There wasn't any rule about fraternization, any more than there was about docking her pay if she was late to work. The whole company consisted of me, her, and my secretary Sarah; I was just teasing her, which she knew full well.