‘I lost Bill to that whore. That whore. Why, why, why?’ She spoke to herself, to no one. Her feet kept moving, slowly at first but then with great...r speed. She went past Henry’s Mug, past the clothing stores that were now closing and past Starbucks. Another shop was closing its doors, the ‘Please Come Again’ sign being reversed in the window when she pushed past the startled clerk. **** Jeffrey didn’t recognize her at first, her face red from tears. But as she crumbled on the floor by the. We were seated either side of the unlit fire in his office, a glass of Amontillado in my hand, Oloroso in his.“How was Paris? Have the Frogs fully recovered from the attempted revolution? Your sister-in-law had a close relationship with one of the main instigators of the uprising. While you were staying at the Garibaldi’s did she let on as to what happened to those conspirators who escaped? Did Armand Garibaldi confide in you -- he must have been concerned about his chances of becoming a deputy. "Haha, no. I know a good one. Have you ever caught anyone having sex?" she asked me."I almost caught my parents one time. I woke up one night and heard noises. I went and peeked inside and saw my parents going at it!" I said to her."No wonder your a very horny boy if you saw that!" she laughed with a joke.We played a third time, and somehow I was able to win one. I got a queen to her seven. "Be gentle with me!" she said giving me her best puppy dog eyes. It blew me away."Hmm, I'm not sure if I. As I walked in front of him, I stopped, stood up on tiptoe, and kissed him lightly on his lips.“I’m sorry I snapped at you,” I said as I eased back down. “I know you didn’t mean anything – I overreacted.”Steve smiled and visibly relaxed. “Yeah, men and women have different attitudes towards rape. I was joking that you can’t rape men because men always want sex. I shouldn’t have assumed you’d take it the same way. Sorry about that.”I followed him to the rear of his car, where he beeped the trunk.