" Then, wickedly, I added "I prefer to keep the best bits uncovered. It increases the pleasure, don't you think?!" The knife clattered to the floor an... he disappeared behind the counter to retrieve it, but not before, I saw the reaction on his face. When he re-emerged, with his back to me he took the knife over to the sink on the back wall. I saw him looking at me in the mirror, drinking in the sight of my body through the translucent blouse, as he washed and cleaned the knife. When he turned. It was dark in there, lights flashing all over at intervals, hulking shadows making their way to and fro. Maria took me by the hand and led me upstairs to a bar. We stood at it, and I fished out my new purse. Maria grabbed me by the balls and shook her head.“We're going to have our drinks bought for us by some gentlemen, and then we're going to thank them in the only way we know how. Now look sultry and try to grab the attention of someone.” I looked down the bar, and there were a few men who. "Hey, mom. That's not a car for a middle-aged mom. What did you do to him?" That's not for a middle-aged mom to tell her children." There was a lot of good-natured teasing, and both kids were very enthusiastic about the car. They worked fast, and by late afternoon everything was sorted into boxes and bags. We had a lovely, early dinner, as they both had to catch trains to return to their respective universities.Monday morning Mary wanted to know, if I was still set on her going with Henny. Of. She came into the room and sat down on my bed and said, “I had a wonderful time last night, and to answer your question, at the end of my last date, you were conceived.”“Does that mean that you haven’t had sex since that night?”The slap wasn’t terribly hard, but I deserved it. She stood up and said, “Breakfast will be in ten minutes, John!”I didn’t have anybody scheduled to come over until I was ready to show Kara her completed video. I got up, pulled on some boxers, sweat pants and a T-shirt,.