Hm! Im not sure that I can wait that long to hear all the details. How about having lunch with me the day after tomorrow? Sure. That works for me. Lou...sa opened her door to me, dressed in a silk dressing gown. I was in my work clothes a conservative skirt and blouse, bare legs, high heels. I was carrying a bag with a change of clothes for work tomorrow. Louisa led me into her house, took my bag and put it aside and introduced me to an attractive younger woman, also dressed in a silk dressing. The food looked delicious in the dim candlelit room. There were individual filets for everyone, with potatoes, green beans, and warm rolls. There were 2 bottles of red wine on the table and a water glass at everyones seat. It was like a holiday dinner but a strange holiday. “The food looks great Harry, thank you” Frank commented as he cut into his perfectly cooked steak. Everyone agreed and that seemed to help break the ice. “Ok, Ok, I will go first” Byron said. “I think we should all tell Kim. ”A backwash of memory from that tidal wave stirs my in mind. I remember.I remember his face as he hit me again and again. Slumping to the floor I see him reach for the knife.Blinding agony courses through me. Several times I feel the knife slide into my body. Somehow it feels like it’s his right, he’s my husband, my lover, he has the right to do this to me. But why does it have to hurt so much.I see his foot swinging towards my face, inching slowly forward, I can see every little detail of the. " Madam!" Really Galena, you're part of the family — start thinking like it. You're not a guest, you're not here on sufferance or as a favor to anyone. You're here because we love you, you're one of us, and we want you to be happy."Galena hugged Margo. "Thank you, Madam," she whispered into Margo's ear. "Might I request the privilege of some time with the four of you some evening soon?" Certainly," Margo replied. "Andrea too?" Only if I don't want to be strangled in my sleep," Galena answered..