Rhea leans over and whisper into my ear: “Whatever you want to do is okay.”Kai looks on, maybe expecting me to get in the cab with her, wondering ...here this is going, how much of this is real.I get down to my knees, just like I did when I proposed to Kai. But then I turn to Rhea.“I submit to you, Mistress Rhea. I have always been yours.”Kai turns her head, exhales sharply, and removes the engagement ring I gave her. “I should have fucking known,” she says to herself. “Who was I kidding?” She. .. ‘ Each of the two was well into the beer when Larry wobbled up to the BBQ he built near the dam. He checked the ribs, detoured past the cooler and snagged each another beer before resuming his seat.Larry looked at Beth and said, “Beth, you’ve been here a little over a year now and have been a super help to me. I’m not trying to get rid of you but lately it seems as if there is something bothering you. Would you like to talk about it?”Beth started crying and turned her head away from Larry. Then one day I had an emergency, well for me, my hot water was not working and I needed to get ready for a girls night. I went over to Alex's and knocked, hoping he'd let me use his shower. I knocked for a while and started to get worried. I knew he was home, but he did not answer. I was about to go get my emergency key, when I tried the knob and it was open. I opened it and called for Alex, but no reply. I did hear his television from his back room.I walked to the back, almost in tears, hoping. "But you know women aren't really my mug of beer." Then she looked down again, her brown eyes growing wistful. "But, I find myself thinking more and more often of thinking of changing mugs." She rubbed the soft fur of the cat's thigh a bit more, and then retrieved her errant hand.Sharesh said, "Whenever you're ready, let me know. I'll bring you over gently, or not, by your preference." Her very large eyes started watching the bartender again. She paused a moment, speaking without taking her.