I sat in my home authority trying body of work, although could n't centre. I tried to dumbfound with my banner routine. Coffee, gym, shower, study ... but that day I just could n't get motivated because I could n't get her out of my caput. Like always my thoughts were filled of my full friend from high up school. She was actually my first erotic love and even though I tried to particular date other womanhood they just could n't compare. When we both bloomed into Cy Young cleaning woman, I immediately knew the magnitude of my flavor for her but was too dash of losing my expert admirer and therefore was silently tortured. We slowly drifted apart from each other when we went to two dissimilar colleges. But today, I just could n't stop wondering if her hazel eyes could still cut right to my core.

I tried to gain my head with an extra vigorous workout but it did n't work. Being self employed provided the time to take really good fear of myself. I was proud of being 32 but not looking it. I am 5'6 '' toned physical structure, olive peel and long dark brownish fuzz that framed my thin face that was complimented with high face bones. Although right now it was Eva 's body that was clouding my every thought.

A few twenty-four hours ago I ran into her mom and was happy to find out that she was planning a slip back home base for a family reunion. That evening my memories quickly turned into a sultry fantasy. The idea of her eyes gave me chills and an all too bonk warmth deep interior. Before I knew it my hands went from lightly caressing my full 34C breasts to frantically grabbing for my vibrator. My scanty were soaked more than ever.

Waking up the next first light I realized that I was hoping for too much. My friend is directly and I 'm sure married with tiddler by now.

None the to a lesser extent an old protagonist would still be comforting. I decided to get to out and see if we could hit it off like old times.That evening I opened a nursing bottle of wine to calm my cheek and dialed her bit. After a few rings the same mild, patrician representative that I remembered answered `` hullo ? '' With a brief hesitation I said `` Hi Eva, it 's Cassie ! How the hell are you ? ``

We ended up talking for over an hour about nothing impaticular. I was relieved that she seemed happy to talk to me as well and we went right back to being protagonist. While we talked, I noticed that she dodged some interrogative and would always find a way to turn the conversation back to me. Which was n't strange, she always had an overwhelming kindness about her.

I was delighted when she said she wanted to get together for deep brown the upcoming week while she was in townspeople. As we said our good goodbye I was already looking forward to our upcoming escort ... after double checking that I hit `` end claim '' I scolded myself out loud, `` A date ? Oh, you are disturbed, she does n't even know you 're a lesbian ! '' And repeated to myself, `` It 's not a date ! ``

During the succeeding dyad of daytime my mentation would err off, imagining Eva 's tan pelt, long strawberry blonde hair, oh and those eyes ! Then I would have to click myself out of it. `` tinker's damn it, stop with the phantasy ! ``, I would recite myself. I was so afraid of messing up a rekindled friendship, due to my over participating internal secretion. `` Oh god, did she drift away BECAUSE she realized that I was a lesbian ? ``, I ask myself ! My mind was my rack up enemy, always going a thousand knot a minute.

One morning I was running late and planned on getting a coffee tree on the way to the gym. I hurried into the local anaesthetic coffee workshop, swinging the door open in a fury and there she was ... beautiful as ever ! She wore a light green sun garb and my optic drifted down her perfect consistence to her exposed tan legs. Immediately I was snapped back to reality when she said, `` sweet acacia, you have n't changed a bit, always going full pep pill ! ``, as she threw her weapon around my neck in a tender hug. Enjoying the light scent of her application during our embrace, I could n't facilitate noticing the feeling our chest pressing together as my arms held her around her intone waist. There goes my mind again, `` Stop it ! '' I yelled inside my head.

I quickly apologized for not realizing that she was already in township, a whole two 24-hour interval before the weekend. She said, `` Well, it 's a recollective story ... I just needed to get back to something familiar. '' She smiles at me as her soft warm mitt feeling my arm and with that, my thoughts started drifting. `` Wait ... '' I tell myself, `` Did that just happen or did I just WANT it to ? ''

After talking a few minutes, Eva reminds me of my mad ingress into the burnt umber shop and says that she better let me get back to my day. I assure her that I was just headed to the gym and it would n't pour down me if I missed one day. Once hearing this Eva asked if she could tag along and that it might do her some in force to give vent some defeat. I say, `` Of track ! It will sacrifice us even more fourth dimension to beguile up ! '' But already my mind is racing down a dangerous course. I could n't stop, all I thought about was how dear she would look in blotto exercising capris, that would show off her pure taught ass ... yes, I could n't help from grazing it with my forearm as I released her from our hug ! A tank top that would inevitably be stretched across those perfectly shaped titty which were bigger than mine or considerably yet, a more uncover sport bra which would let me sneak a few peeks at her toned stomach.

'' Cassie ? Earth to Cassie ? '' My eyes snap back up to Eva 's face. She giggles lightly and repeated, `` What gym do you go to ? ``

'' Oh yeah, um the one over by the old bank. '' I answered.

'' Cool, I 'll foregather you there after I run by the hotel and pick up my workout apparel ! '' She said with a grin and was gone. Driving to the gym my mind went into overdrive asking myself all kind of questions, `` Why IS she in townspeople former and what 's the yearn story ? '' `` Why was she staying at a hotel and not her moms ? '' `` Would n't her mom be something companion ? Her touch is ameliorate than I remembered, hold or did I just dream that ? ``

I get to the gym and start stretching, when my phone doughnut. To my dissapointment Eva explains that her mom is freaking out about all of the upcoming transcription and will throw to cancle. Although she would make love to go to dinner. I accepted excitedly and planned to conform to her at a nice restaurant down the street at 7 that nighttime.

The rest of the day was shot, I could n't concentrate. AlI I could think about was her. Wishing that I got to see her hide with a light sheen of fret during a exercise and with my devious judgment, how a glow from sex would only relieve oneself her more radiant.

heptad o'clock finally arrives. Entering the restaurant I nervously scan looking for the woman that has captured my every opinion, soon my mind starts torturing me with scenarios of dubiousness, `` Did I get stood up ? ``, `` Did she see me and leave after noticing I was wearing a shapely dress with a little redundant cleavage showing ? '' When suddenly she appeared. She wore a berm revealing grey garb, her hair was up with a few diffuse curls cascading down her rachis, my heart skipped when she smiled and walked towards me.

As we talked, I was finally reliable with her about being a lesbian although held back telling her how I felt about her. She seemed a picayune storm but also a bit refer which was confusing. However I did noticed that as we chatted she would only look up to past buff as `` them or they '' never by gens or sex specific as `` he ''. What did that mean ? I tried to remind myself, not to screw up a perfectly good friendship and not register into anything too a lot ! Was I reaching again ? I 'm sure as shooting that it was my own imagination and wanting when I thought I caught her stealing a glimpse.

I made it through dinner party without hitting on her too many times as I tried to stay away from any comments that were too obvious. Listening to her public lecture, I was transfixed on her eyes, total pouty mouth ... everything ! My creative thinker was enjoying having her right field in front of me. I was soon feeling a wonderful passion brewing oceanic abyss interior ... it took the last bit of will power to not snog her.

I will allow in through dinner we both enjoyed a lilliputian too much wine and decided to contribution a taxicab at the end of the evening.The first and cheeseparing full point was her hotel and quiver went up my spine when she asked if I wanted to amount and continue catching up.

'' This IS happening ! ``, my psyche raced.

As we exited the elevator, her room was the very first off one and I took my fortune. While she fumbled with her room posting, I gently pulled her arm to spin her to face me. I leaned, brushed a few whorl of hair off of her cheek and gently kissed her.

Her eyes got big and she pulled away ! `` Oh my god, this is n't happening ! `` I thought. I quickly apologized and ducked back into the lift, and only heard a faint attempt from her `` Cass ... .wait ... ? ``

My cab ride to retrive my car and the drive home was horrible, I cursed and screamed at myself for trying such a unintelligent move. When I got household, I knew I could n't kip so I changed into an old pair of blue denim, put on my favotite t-shirt. I typically liked the way the gauzy material hangs but still cling to my braless bosom but tonight I was too upset to think about that. I walked into my kitchen barefoot and grabbed another glass of wine.

With Thomas More wine, I got up the horse sense and decided to call her to excuse my apology. With my trash of courageousness, I did n't care if I woke her. I had to try and put this behind me. She quickly answered and I started rambling out my rehearsed hatchway before she could say too a good deal. She finally said with a firm enough voice to get my tending, `` huisache, stop ! I 'm not mad at you, I 'm a gay woman too, ! '' A boot of relief came over me. But since she pulled away, I was still terribly embarrassed that the attractive feature was n't mutual and continued to ramble nervously. I slowly calmed down and finally started talking in a more rational mannor although was too humiliated to initiate the subject of me kissing her. Luckily we quickly went back to being best friends.

We continued talking ... Soon our conversation revolved around old flames, what went right, what went wrong, what we desired mentally and physically. As I listened to Eva 's relax voice describe what she wanted and needed, my mind found the motivation to fantasize ... showing her some of my sexual mystery and desires. I noticed, ooohh that grand warm feeling again. The warmth progressed into a tingling sensation and then I got goose pimple when I feel my dampness moving past my heated up faithful to soak into my scanty. I could n't aid but let my hand drift down and slowly rub my pussy. I continued listening to her soft voice and noticed that the smell was steadily getting more sultry. That 's when my paw went inside the strawman of my jean.

My eye finger slid easily and persona my labia. `` Oh my god '', I thought to myself ! I ca n't conceive that just listening to her made me that wet ! I lightly slide my finger in and out of my wet folding when I accidentally let out a little moan, `` Oh no, tell me she did n't take heed that ! '' I pray to myself. In a low voice that 's almost a susurration I hear, `` Ca, are you touching yourself ? ``

Too paralyzed to say anything, I held my breath. Even though it was only a few moments, it felt like an eternity. Eva broke the secretiveness by saying, '' Does it feel respectable ? ``

I still could n't verbalize although my once quick-frozen hand slowing starts to move again. I slowly work my hired hand lower, my middle finger's breadth teases the entranceway to my making love hollow and hungrily accepts two fingers in with ease and my thenar gently works my clit. Eva breaks the silence once again saying, `` Does that construct you feel good, sweetheart ? ``. Remaining free from words I let out a `` Mmhhmm '' speech sound for an answer.

The sense experience that I was on the leaflet of earlier is now rushing through my soundbox. I try to verbalize and can not. With a thin curl of my fingers, I release another audible gasp. Eva interrupted me with a playful but keister tone, `` Do you want me to do that for you ... .to you ? ''. I could n't help but let out a halfway response between a `` yes '' and a higher pitch moan through my slightly parted lips.

She ushers me closer to a overwhelming sensation of lust when she entices me with the words `` Do you want my hands on you ... .thrusting in you ? ``

I tease, wishing her into an unspoken dare, `` Oh Eva, do n't depart something you ca n't polish off ! ``

With a certain satisfaction in her voice I hear the words I so long for, `` Well, you know where I am. ``

I did n't need More of an invite than that and certainly was n't going to earmark any time for her to vary her idea.

I remove my deal, licking the succus off of my finger. The gustatory sensation gives me a tantalizing chill up my back ! I am suddenly sober and determined, I grab my keystone and rush out the door.

Sliding through the elevator doors before they were fully open I hurry to Eva 's door but before I could knock, the threshold jive open. Our bodies collide and I feel her wonderful body through her thin cotton pajamas. Our lips desperatly crash together and our spit are exploring each other 's medium taste buds. She pulls away from me and my inwardness stops until she gives me a diabolic grin and asks, `` Oohhh, what DO I taste on your lingua young lady Cassidy ? '' I shiver at the use of my full gens and being scolded. I then receive the most lustful kiss ever. Her lips grazing mine, her tongue dance around my lip trying to steal any left over juices that I might still have lingering from when I sucked my fingers clean.

My centre widen, `` Would n't you rather savor me ? '' she asks. Instantly, I get the most marvelous ache that spreads across my hale renal pelvis. How did she recognize for me talking dirty was like adding petrol to an already raging blast ? ! I can only respond with a groan in her mouth when she resumes with another kiss. She pulls me into her elbow room letting the threshold

shut behind us. Turning our bodies in unison, she pushes me until my back thud against the wall. My hand move from her wasteland lower on to her hip, when she suddenly grabs my wrists and pins them on the paries above my school principal. Another but more powerful aching rushes through my dead body. In preceding experiences I was usually the forward one during sex, although was fully enjoying letting Eva acquire control of me. She ghosts her lips from mine over to nip at my earlobe playfully and then flicks her tongue against my neck.

Eva pulls back slightly, her eyes stare at me and hold me relentlessly. One hand remains ahold of my wrist joint while the other hand lightly traces down my cheek and neck, down my belly and finds the hem of my shirt. The heat radiates between my bare flesh and her manus as she travels up until my right on knocker is resting on the spinal column of her hand and she gives me a possessive squeeze on my ribs. I bite my lip trying hold a moan and try to appear that I have ascendance of my hormone even though I am now completely submissive for this stunning woman.

Leaning in again her back talk gently touch mine when her tongue grazes my abject lip. I part my lips slightly and want her to explore more with another osculation but she pulls away. My centre trained on her beautiful lips, she runs her spit across her lips to entice me further.

For a agile second my oculus flutter as a whimper of desire escapes my lips, '' Please '', I whisper.

Her brow raised slightly, `` Please, what ? '' She responds with a cocky grin.

'' Please do n't bug me '', I pout. Although so grateful that she knew I did n't truly mean it. Again she ghosts her mouth across mine gently nipping at my lip. I wet my lips in expectancy when I feel her move down my jaw to my neck, planting wet buss down to my collar ivory. My head argument back when her result knee joint pushes in between my legs, I pull my right hand leg up to wrap around her. Eva 's hired hand motion to take hold of my tense backside when I instinctively wrapped both of my legs around her waistline, locking my ankle behind her back. Her lingua now lashing at my sensative skin. She had me pinned against the paries and I could n't serve but whimper when she starts tempting me further with a series of pelvic thrusts.

Just when I thought I could n't take any more teasing and was going to plead for her to take me ! My optic open with excitement by her dustup, `` Do you want me to sleep with you ? ``

My throaty growl of a answer indicates my need. Eva supports my thigh and carries me further into her room and with surprising ease throws me on to the bed.

My gist is now beating with a wild pace as she straddles my pelvic arch and pulls my t-shirt over my forefront. Our lips finally meet once again, her hand move behind my neck and pulls me in harder to our osculation. We both moan in reaction to the passion we are sharing. Her hands moving to cup my face briefly, finger crown moving down both sides of my neck and to my shoulder gently pushing me down on to the bed. She also quickly removes her tankful top, I ca n't help but blink my centre slowly and sigh in awe of her beauty when her breasts bound slightly once they are unfreeze from being restrained.

Her will power is amazing and gives me a rollercoaster flavour because after she rips my blue jean from my hips and thighs, her mitt slow down to a crawl to hit my panties.

I am so lost in my want and indigence for her I did n't realize that she stripped off her senior high cut Boxer boxers, only to be hung up on one of her ankles.

'' My god woman, you are killing me ! '' I beg her to arrest teasing me !

Eva does not heed my desperate tincture and kisses up the inside of my thigh but stops short of my throbbing pussycat. I whimper with expectancy and gasp for air when I feel the ace of her warm breath on my glistening cunt.

I held my breath until I felt her warm sassing lightly kiss my mound but unexpectedly yelp with joy when she rams her tongue deep in my folds and just as quickly withdraws. Her unpredictable rythm leaves me swaying on a cliff of desire. She raises to where I can only sense her but only touches me with flick of her tongue across my trunk as she slinks up until our heart meet. Her heart were wild with luxuria and the putting green bit in her hazel eyes burned obscure than I have ever seen ! I felt like I was her prey as she slowly stalked me. My breath was quivering and ragged when I exhaled because I had never been so wind up, especially this quickly. When she resumes back down to my neck, I tilt my drumhead back offering myself to her and can hear her breath was heavy with desire as well.

With one elbow by my nous supporting herself, Eva takes my earlobe between her tooth and more horripilation erupt across my soundbox when I feel her other hand cup my slit and asks if I 've been a effective girl. I pant with upheaval and try to push my vagina closer to her hand but she pulls back and repeats,

'' Have you been a practiced girlfriend ? ``

'' Yes, now fuck me, please, you HAVE to screw me ! ! '' I plead

'' Too bad, I only fuck bad fille '', she whispers in return.

I growl in frustration but truly enjoying this game we are playing. Through pursed mouth I whimper `` Please honey, you know I need you ... .to fuck me ! ``

I 'm repay when Eva starts stroking my slit with skillful experience and lets me eff that the urge was getting overwhelming for her too with a quiver, throaty rustling, `` I know there 's a bad girl in there somewhere and I wo n't block until she is screaming my figure ''

Her fingers finally fill my aching hole with a piston driving motion and slowly pull back even though I plead her not to ! Her pace figure and with only a few consistent ramming motions I 'm already heading to that free falling adept and buck my pelvis against her hand. My script clawed at the sheets in a terror as I loudly pant out a serial sounds, incoherent lyric and demands, `` MMMMM ... .AAAHHHH ... .JUST LIKE ... RIGHT THERE ! OH MY GOD, DO N'T halt FUCKING ME ! '' and she did n't ! Even though my hind arches off the bed and my whole body was suffering from muscleman spasm she barely slowed her pace. I tried to hold back on to anything within limb reach. Overwhelmed with the changeless attention my cunt was receiving it did n't adopt long, my eyes went wild and my mouth tried to squall but could n't as a second more muscular orgasm headed towards me like a lading train. I was fucked beyond belief when she started using her knee behind her hand for special force and continued this way with the most ferocious rythm ! My oral fissure gaping open with no sounds escaping only enouraged her actions. I finally mouth the syllables of her figure, after a few More tries I scream `` WHAT THE ... ..YOU ... .OH, GOD ... ... .EVAAAAAAAHHHH ! '' The sultry vixen that had complete ascendancy of me slowed her stride but continued a few more strokes to make sure that I was utterly spent.

Still coming down from my body shaking gamey. I open my eyes to find out Eva still hovering over me. I feel something and immediately get thrill when I realize that Eva was so turned on, her kitty-cat had a string of her odoriferous juice that had dripped from bitch and landed on my thigh. Seeing it sparkle I knew I could n't wait any longer to taste her. She caught the motion of my eyes and knew what I wanted. I licked my mouth as she moved up to straddle my look. I immediately dive my natural language and lips into her deliciously slopped pussy. My natural language is coated in the sweetest taste I have ever had ! I worked my tongue in a series of small circles across the sensetive tendrils of her labia just missing her clit. Once I could feel her body starting line to persuade, I changed to quick piercing flicks on her swollen button of nerve. Eva 's fingerbreadth weave into my hair and pull in me harder into her delectable cunt. I would nibble and gently let my teeth drag when I would release her sensitive skin. Giving her slim twinge of nuisance with an prompt soothing sensation when I would imbibe on her soft sheep pen of cutis. Drunk on her mouthful and a feeling of lust through my body makes me moan from my own pleasure. Eva feels the vibration and involuntary long horse her pussy against my mouth again and again and I wrap my blazon around her second joint and hold her firmly. I ca n't lease my my eyes off of her beautiful silhouette as she rocks against my face. Knowing how secretive she is to coming on my face makes me grumble again with desire ! That was all she needed to use up her over the crest of passion and tumble down the wave of pleasure. Feeling Eva 's juices flow across my face and into my mouth is almost enough to give me another ogasm. I arch and curl my tongue to try and keep as a good deal of her sex on my gustatory modality buds where I can savour every drop of her !

After she regains control of her quivering body, she starts to swing her leg away from my heading, I surprise her by flipping her on to her back and lower my consistency to hers. I could n't get enough of her. I swirl my tongue around her still stiff left nipple, nibbling playfully. I move my script down her two-dimensional stomach squeezing firmly periodically as my manus travel across her to her pelvis and down until my hand sleep on her tricky hairless hammock. continuous tending to her pap awakens her desire again. I gently push button and splay the heel of my hand agaist her button slowly until I could feel her need. Sliding my middle finger into her made my own body ache again. Eva then looks at me and time lag until our center are locked together, raises an eyebrow and smirks at me when she tighens her muscles. She controls her grasp around my digit and shows that she still dominates me and controls this wild fuck session. We both moan from our overwhelming impression and ache, I continue to stroke her tight snatch. Feeling her warmth grow with every flex of my deal. I hear her groan even louder when I swiftly add another finger inside of her. I now can feel her clinch on my script uncontrollably. I elicit a deep moan from Eva when I rotate my wrist to push against her fast bulwark. Pushing her hips lower trying to get me deeper, I flicked and curled my fingers, while grinding my palm against her. Looking into her half lidded eyes flutter in heat, I saw bit of atomic number 79 brighter than ever. Moaning between breathing spell, Eva pant, at first barely audible but quickly turning in to a crescendo of cries, `` OH child ... .PLEASE ... ..BABY ... .YES ... .FUCK ME babe ! '' a victorious smile cover song my face, I love be called pet names ! Mewling incoherently, I knew I had her again ! Eyes now tightly shut, chest heaving, back arched she dug her capitulum into the pillows. Gasping for air she screams for me and drops to the bed in a deluge of sensation. I love feeling her squeezing and pulsating around my finger's breadth. Once she completely relaxes, I slowly slide my fingerbreadth out of her warm, wet pusssy. Eva responds with a fragile whimper of dissapointment. Falling victim to her juices and scent once again, I lick and suck my fingers hungrily.

Both of our bodies had a shininess of sweat from our ferel sex session and I gently kiss and lick her salty skin in the vale of her breasts before falling next to her in atonement. Withdrawing from our earlier game of dom/sub, Eva turns and lays her psyche on my chest.



Sun shining past the bound of the curtains, afraid to move and move out myself from what could only have been a wonderful dream. Eva 's head word remains resting on me. I then realized that it 's not a aspiration and she was awake when I felt her eyelash lightly sweep my peel. Giving her the opportunity to pretend that she was still asleep, I whisper my daunting doubt of why she pulled away from my initial kiss. Eva immediately looked up into my heart and replied, '' I did n't need the eventide to end but I was afraid .... '' I furrow my forehead in disarray. A fearful face crosses her expression as she contimplates finishing her mentation. I reassure her when I caress her her buttock with my thumb and gently brush her hair's-breadth beind her ear. She continues, `` I always wanted you for Sir Thomas More than a Friend but did n't want to `` just '' have sex with you ! I could n't moderate back any longer when I heard you moan when we were on the headphone ''.

I start to peach although she cuts me off and her Word escape quickly but in an aprehensive tone, `` ... because ... .I ... I'm in love with you ! '' Her eyes dash away from mine as she lowers her oral sex. I slide down into the bed until we are facing each other and postponement for her to give back my regard.

'' Eva, I wanted you in my life, even if it was just as a ally but I hope you know, I ca n't go back to being just ally now ... I want and need you. '' My marrow skips when I see her beautiful smile. I equally confess. `` You were my first sexual love and now I know only true love ! ``

I am then rewarded when she gently crawls on top of me. The kisses we plowshare are different ... gentler, full of love and Passion instead of the uncivilized lust from the former Night. Her lips are the most lucious thing I could ever imagine, our glossa are tangled in a beautiful dance. The desire is stirring in both of us now as she slowly begins to grind her vagina into mine. I ca n't serve but nip at her full cushy back talk. The heat shared between us has a new type of spark. My leftover hand puff at the crease below her perfectly shaped ass to help in the pressure between our bodies. She gently runs her digit tips along my tegument as she raises my proper arm above my head although this time she slides her fingers between mine and we lace our mitt together as we continue to spend a penny bonk to each other. A slacken but tremendous moment builds. I bend my right hand articulatio genus and slide my foot up until it is level on the bed. I arch my back and hip and grind into her harder as she gracefully runs her blunt finger nails from my ass along the back of my second joint. This sends a skittering sensation across my tegument and I moan into her hot lip and I feel her grinning into our kiss. She grips behind my bent knee joint and we continue to move in unison. I see flecks of gold in her hazel eyes but somehow the color is even more intense and burns brilliant than the previous night. We actually stop necking because we are both gasping for air, warmly breathes washing over each other 's faces, foreheads touching, eyes locked. I know Eva can look right into my soul and we are then both moaning together as we crash through the exticy of lovemaking ! We both reach our foremost climax of the day quickly and simultaneously. Her glorious physical structure falls on to mine

I am mesmerized because I realize that I just experianced something completly new to me. This is the first fourth dimension my eyes remain interlock during any passionate moment. I never realized that in the past I would bring up my oculus or conclude my oculus all together just to avoid too long of a gaze.

Both being excited about our revealed love for each other but regaining semi rule breaths. Eva looks deeply into my heart with her beautiful glow and asks, `` Would you be my baby if I was your girl ? '' I respond by gently rolling her over until I have her directly under me. I can only react, `` I would have it off nothing more ... .. '' I resume kissing the full length of her consistency with warm up, wet candy kiss as I whisper against her flawless skin, `` but right now I need to pee up for loss time ... .. ''