He vanished completely, and I thought he had met with an accident. Some men came to me and promised to bring me to him, and I went with them. It was a...trick, and they thrust me into a machine – I suppose you could call it a magic box – and I appeared here, shocked but alive, and found John with his new tribe. By then he was married to Numa, Noma, Gomla, Gimla and Gerva, as he thought he had lost me forever and they were willing and anxious to marry a competent man.I thought I had lost him to. OK, see you at eleven tomorrow morning. Night-night, Grace. Sleep well.”“And you, Terry. ‘Bye!”Both were smiling happily. Grace added a little jig.The trip to Sandwell Valley Park was another success. They walked for an hour and a half nattering happily about nothing important but were both happily surprised when Grace slipped her hand into Terry’s. She had not even thought about it. She just did it. Terry took it, gave it a gentle squeeze and her an equally gentle smile. They walked on without. Knowing that Oscar was going to avoid the subject with all his power, Cole stood and said, “You must have other things to worry about. Don’t bother thinking about it.”“I’ll think about it,” Oscar said flippantly.“Take my advice and try not to think about it,” Cole said. He emphasized the word think.After five minutes of trying not to think about it, Oscar slumped forward with his head in his hands. Every attempt not to think about it reminded him of Georgia. The waitress came over with a glass. Everything just kind of tapered down. I truly tried to find time and energy for us. We went away for a few weekends to inns where I deliberately didn’t take any work or a cell phone or a computer. I bought him a camcorder to make videos of us having sex. I knew he masturbated over them. I knew he needed more than I was giving him, and I didn’t want him to start having affairs. But I just couldn’t give more. One evening, not long after our first anniversary, Winston finally said that I ought to.
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