She returned to the room, got into her wine, and after about two glasses of wine was buzzed enough and pounded back both shots of tequila. She was on ...he couch and after 15 minutes, her head nodding and her words were slurring. As I looked at her when I walked by I noticed that her short gray T-shirt dress only had a pair of thong panties underneath, and after about 15 minutes , as I was hanging up my clothes, I went back out to the living room and she was completely out. I took some photos of. Our check-in time is 14:00, but I am sure that whoever is on duty can accommodate an early arrival.”I gave him my name and bank card number. With that settled, I called the Intercontinental in Sydney. No luck. I tried the Westin. Sorry. So I tried the Marriott on Circular Quay. They were happy to take my dosh. In fact, I learned they had a first rate database.“Oh, Dr. Hollister! I see you have taken rooms with us a number of times. Is this for you or another visitor? For you. And would you like. I just couldn’t believe it. 35 years old, no career, no prospects in site. I don’t know why I thought my husband would be more comforting. It wasn’t in his nature to nurture me, console me, why should this be any different? Once again, I would find my way through this on my own. The weeks turned into months, slowly at first, but soon enough, I was adjusting to being a housewife. No more did I need the rush of the stock market to make me happy, I was content being home, taking care of the house,. ”“You and Ken? Finally?”“There’s some ‘finally’ to it, Mom. I found out he’s bisexual and he’s been seeing a guy behind my back.”“Oh, baby ... I’m so sorry...”“I wish I could read signs, Mom. He didn’t ... to me...”She gave me one of those soft-eyed looks. “So what’re you gonna do now?”“You know the guy Jamie was seeing?”“You used to hang out over there a lot when Ken was offshore.”“Yeah, that guy. Nice. Smart. Funny. And Jamie dumped ‘im.”“You’ve BEEN with him...” somewhat accusing look. Mom.