Back at the hotel he kissed me again and askedif he could come in. I had sometimes fantasized about being with a manand at that moment nothing seemed ...ore natural. I was completelyimmersed in being Erica.At the door, Troy held me tight and gave me a passionate kiss. He wasbigger than me and I felt strangely comfortable in his arms. I walked afew steps away from him and slowly wriggled the tight skirt down my hipsand pushed it down to my ankles. Bending slightly at the waist to pickit up I knew. One thing was sure; my idea of getting that nurse out of our house was a dead issue.I knocked off work Friday promptly at five, and got home in plenty of time for dinner. I looked at my wife with a much more critical eye now, picking up on details that must have escaped my notice before. She looked tired; there were lines under her eyes and she seemed not quite there. Shortly after dinner, she announced that she was tired and headed upstairs to bed. I gave her a hug which she barely. Following his normal morning procedure, he opened his e-mail. Much to his surprise, he found that there was a message from root with the title, ‘An Important Intelligence Assessment.’ He clicked on the message and nearly fell out of his chair when he read the first two lines of it.The email laid out the full intelligence estimate concerning a pending attack against the United States. Details about what groups were active in the states, what messages had been intercepted, and the kinds of. ’ Charles looked at the clock. ‘We’d better be going. I’ll walk you to your car.’ He took my new coat from the closet and held it for me to put my arms into. ‘Such a gentleman,’ I said. ‘And thank you again for buying me the coat.’ ‘You’re welcome. It’s much better than your old one.’ ‘It’s warmer.’ ‘Good.’ He picked up his overnight bag and we left the room. After a stop at the front desk so he could drop off the key card, Charles and I walked outside. At my car, he set down his bag and.