"Julia took over, "You've seen how sensitive Ron is. He keeps very quiet, but trust me that he's smarter and more sensitive than you've noticed. He's ...XCELLENT boyfriend material. He'd have to be, to have changed Carol's attitude the way he did. Ava and I shared Mark very happily, so we know how good sharing can be when everyone values each other. Carol saw that happening with Mark so she knows it too. The three of us are very happy to share Ron. We WANT to share him because we know that works. .. Edie Parr," Sarah replied, and I could hear unfamiliar nervousness in her tone."Your ex ... oh dear ... what did she want?" She wondered why I haven't called her since the end of term." Did you tell her?" I felt nervous too."Um ... sort of ... I said I had a cousin staying and we've been busy. I put her off."I left it at that, and handed Sarah the joint we'd been smoking. I wasn't worried really, I was too happy.The next day, the phone rang just after lunch - we'd eaten big doorstep bacon. ”Gwen noticed a nicely groomed, rather good looking, middle aged man who had just entered the club.“Tom’s a really nice guy. Doesn’t really belong in a place like this. His wife died about a year ago. He comes in once a month or so. Always by himself. Has a few drinks and then picks out one of the girls.”“You mean for ... after hours activities?’“Well sort of. Oh, he pays just like the others, maybe a little better, takes her out to dinner, they talk and enjoy the evening then...”“Then to. .. the rehearsal. I missed it last week..."It suddenly hit me what Patty was doing."I think the band will survive another rehearsal without my muse," I said.Kristen looked at me suddenly, her eyes narrowing.I think I might have agreed too easily.Kristen said, "How about tomorrow after school, Patty?"Patty forced a smile. "That sounds fine."The subject changed, but I noticed that Kristen continued to look at me suspiciously during the entire lunch period.Kristen made damn sure she was at.