Ninety One

She tilted her head and kissed Elena's ear. Her voice thick with emotion,

"Oh, my elena! You've just made me the happiest girl in the world just now!"

Elena whispered back, her voice just as thick,"Make that two of us."

They kissed to seal their mutual feelings for each other. They hugged for a few minutes and then leaned back to look at each other. Elena spoke first.

"I guess we'd better get a move on if we're going to go get my truck. But no stopping for boilermakers! I don't think I could handle even smelling one of those things after last night. Okay?"

Mariw gave her a lopsided grin,

"And so it begins. Yes, dear. No boilermakers."

Elena's jaw dropped at Marie's remark, the she snapped her mouth shut and gave her an irritated frown.

"I can't believe you just said that! No, wait, yes I can."

Elena took a quick guess at the best spot and then zipped her hands to Marie's hipbones and tickled her. Marie let loose a whoop and shot her legs out, launching herself off of Elena's lap and