It was tempting, as I started to close the distance between us while Aaron pulled his eyes from Eddie, focusing on me, probably feeling very stupid fo... even showing up. He'd feel even stupider, after I hit him, I thought. But, somewhere over the next few steps I took, I think I started to compare the idea of hitting Aaron with the idea of hitting a girl. It just wasn't something you did. And, it wasn't that I saw Aaron as a girl. If he'd been any other guy, I think I could have done it; but. ”“Sure,” Mike replied, shrugging. “But no distractions. I’m in the zone, after all.”“Of course.” A quick, sweet kiss on his cheek, and she vanished. Good luck baby. I know you’ll be brilliant.Walking into symphony hall, Mike made his way to the green room, designated as the warm-up area for the candidates auditioning. Alone with his thoughts, Mike unpacked his music and the three trumpets he would need for the audition. Before beginning to play, he recited his typical prayer before such. We had talked about having another baby a few days before he died.“We can turn around and go home and stay in for the night if you’d prefer. It wouldn’t bother me in the least.”“No, thank you, Dan, for understanding but I need this. I need you to love me so I can feel like a woman again.”“Believe me, you’re all woman to me! I’ll be proud to introduce you to anyone as my wife and satisfying your slutty wifely urges.”“You do like watching your wives fucking with other men?”“Strangely, I do.. Whatever one of us didn't think of, the other did. Many a night I saw either Paul or Sue go into their room with a banana. Their antics keeping me awake, which gave my now experienced fingers a job to do.My change of attitude now had me noticing Paul's male friends, and I even found myself flirting with a couple of the more forward ones. None of them would ever replace Scott, but as everyone had told me. Life must go on. Scott had lit my fire, and then turned it into a raging inferno. With his.