I got on a pair of shorts and shirt and went out into the livingroom. "T" was sitting there alone watching the TV, I asked her where my brother was a...d she said "he had to go to work for a few hours to catch up." I sat at the opposite end of the couch as "T" and we watched TV. Every so often I could see her look over at me. At one point she broke the silence and asked me... "what are you thinking about?" and with every ounce of courage I had in my body I told her... "fucking you",She stood up. Can- canwe just eat, please?" The other six women nodded as they headed to thefood counter to collect their meals, but their concern for Rhianna,specifically her fledgling relationship, was obvious. Abbey giggled as she paraded in front of Jessica in her tiny designerblack dress, making sure to show off every inch of her smooth, barelegs to anyone else who might be watching."Gorgeous," Jessica gushed. "No man will be able to resist you!" How would you know?" Abbey teased. "You're a WOMAN! Me,. Through my eyes, I see you as a bit of a heroine.”On the edge of feeling a scintilla of acceptance Abby said, “But...”“Sex is a curious motivator Abby,” Colette interrupted, “probably one of the most powerful motivators in the world. You might not understand it as well as I do because you are a housewife married to one man. You’ve just had sex with your son, true.”Abby winced.“What you probably heard about flight attendants being promiscuous is partially true. All of us are not promiscuous. My. "Malcolm's making breakfast. What do you say to a shower before we eat?"I thought it sounded very good. Saying so, we went to the bathroom and stepped into the shower. We washed each other. There was nothing sexual about this shower. We were merely getting cleaned up before breakfast."Ruth called while you two were in the shower," Malcolm said as Sheila and I sat down at the table."Oh," Sheila asked."She was just checking up on Mira. Apparently, we forgot to call last night."Fuck. I hated.