Apparently Mum doesn't even knowwhere she is."All I could do was to stare at Bethany as my blood ran cold and mystomach twisted angrily. Fran had move... out? Where? And with who? Why onearth hadn't I been told about it? I wanted to ask all these questions,but had been rendered immobile by the news."Are you OK?" Bethany asked, "you don't look very well." Bethany, you just told me that my wife has left our house, of course I'mnot OK." It was clear that the girl didn't really understand. On one wall wasa ?couch? formed into it seamlessly. The wall curved out and then back to thefloor to provide the seat. The floor was covered in an off white spongy rubberlike material. Firm enough to be stable to walk on but with enough spring toprevent injury. Over near the couch though, it was apparent that the floorwas different. The material there seemed looser and softer, looking almostlike a nest. To one side of the nest, it looked like a barrel shaped moundhad been formed out of black. For a big brother, it is oniichan or ani. There are several other words that can be used too.”I noticed the subtle difference in pronunciation, sister had an ‘ay’ sound and brother an ‘ee’ sound. So close but different, it made me smile. I took Tommy’s hand and looked at him, he nodded to me.“Or you could just speak the Queen’s English, ya bloody foreign devil,” Tommy piped up.I elbowed him hard and started, “What the hell, Tommy!”“It is ok ane, our brother regularly proves he is an ignorant. This would be your way of reclaiming me before your rage would eventually subside to reveal the softer, docile side of you. You'd collapse on me and start whispering humble apologies and express your shame over your actions and swear your love—sweet nothings to my ear. I'd flourish in our little ritual—used to...Still waiting in our marital bed for your arrival, I notice my hand has disappeared in my panties. The Pavlov effect of thinking about you bristling with wrath over your lecherous wife,.