And so you stay.Unfortunately, Evan is busy hitting on Michelle and takes forever to get ready to leave. After a few more drinks, you just pass out of...Kate's living room couch...You wake up a few hours later. It's dark, and it seems as though you are the only one left. You fumble for the glow button on your watch. 4:16. You start to rouse yourself when you see the light come on down the hall. It's Kate, wearing just pajama pants and a bra. She's got a great body - you're only a man, you can't. I was used to it, after all, built the way I was and the way I dressed. I was practically asking for it. I waved over at the woman as I passed her by the Oranges in the produce section. My heels clicked and clacked on the tile floor, and I smiled at the poor produce clerk as he looked at me. When I passed, I heard the familiar noise of something dropping. 'Poor guy' I thought to myself. Another woman stared at me with eyes that could bore a hole through metal. Again I just shrugged it off. I. ’ They stood either side of me as we waited for the bags to come off the plane. Nat leaned in close. ‘She told you didn’t she?’ I nodded and caught the look that passed between them. They’re up to something. It was a slow and dirty trip back. The first part on the bitumen to Olary was easy and the Disco trundled along at 100Klicks, you can’t expect too much more from the small diesel motor, but as soon as we hit the gravel, scratch that, mud, it was a hard slog. Three times I had to wade a. I over spent and he paid the bills, I was argumentative with him and sassy and he accepted it, I stayed out late with girlfriends and he forgave me. I wondered what it was going to take.I sought the wise counsel of my mother.“Abbie, if all else fails, embarrass him before friends, careful though, don’t go overboard, just enough, maybe a little sass or a bit of back chat, ok, let me know,” was her advice.As it turned out we were having Jack and Jennie Newton to dinner the following Saturday.