We walked around until the bell was heard to summon us to class. Oh, Man, that two hours seemed to last forever. Sally had been allowed to bring the f...mily car to school on this day, so we were quick getting to her house.Mrs. Owens was waiting for us as Sally drove up, and she hardly said hello before she was away with the car. I couldn’t help wondering where she was going in such a hurry. This was not the day for the bridge club. Oh, well, that was none of my business, so I quickly forgot. But I'll do it." Then I'll call Mom and tell her we're coming."The doorbell rang again and Rachel handed out more candy bars. Noah glanced at his watch. "We should be just about done with tricking and treating. According to the papers, the trick-or-treat hours end at eight-thirty. It's eight-thirty-five." Stragglers," she said. "I'll lock up if no more appear in the next ten minutes or so. We have quite a few Snickers and Milky Ways left."Noah regarded the bowl. "I see you eyeing them."Rachel. She’s at Sydney and working at the Gallery.”“Oh! I’ve met her. Rebecca. She works for Winnie.”“Close, but no cigar. Rachel. What are you doing here?”“I’m on a term’s leave. So, I’m free till February. And you?”“I’m on leave, too. My boy, Rachel’s husband, says I’m on driveabout.”“From... ?”“The Australian Museum. I’m the Director.”“Alone?” [I’d feared this.]“I’m a widower.”“Oh. Sorry. [pause] I’ve been happily divorced for over a decade. It was a demonstration of how right Congreve was.”“I. Once you’ve had a pussy, you won’t even want to touch another man.” Ashley smirked. “I can’t wait to try it out.”With that said, Emily turned off her TV and softly held her lover’s hand as they hurriedly walked to her room, which was totally different from her living room. In just about every way. It was a nice queen-sized bed, with a black canopy and the bed set was that of a rose design as Emily lit up some candles in the room."The contrast between your living and bedrooms is glaring,”.