We showered separately. Darla, of course, wanted to join in, but Sallyand I put her off. She was a wild one. Shandy seemed overly excited atall the co...motion in the house so early on a Saturday morning. Sallyasked me if she could take her home. I wasn't sure if she was kidding.Mom had her own version of a big breakfast awaiting us when we came intothe kitchen. It was just after eleven and we had to be at Aunt Alice's bynoon. It turned out Mom decided to come with us. She was reluctant to letme. Time passed and it was time for me to leave. Remya entered the room and made sure Beena wasn’t there. She gave me an angry look and came at me.Remya: Why are you doing this?! Beena is my lover. Why are you doing this to me?I couldn’t speak a word.Remya: Don’t say a word. I saw it all.She was at the verge of tears. I tried to comfort her. But she moved away from me.Me: You enjoyed watching it, na?She looked at me and turned her face away in shame.Me: Don’t feel ashamed. I would have done the. ”“Sweetie, I’ve got a revelation for you. You’re marriednow. You’re a grownup. That ring on your finger gives you license to dowhatever the hell you want, or feel like, or wonder about, with that cute boyof yours. Go have some fun.” JANUARY 1, 2011 Every time Margaret saw Carrie and Ricky, they had thatexhausted look about them - the kind of look one only gets after severalnights of little sleep. It wasn’t unhappy exhaustion, though. There was aperpetual smile on both of their faces. . Wrily tipped the bellhop and dismissed him."Hello Mary. I thought we both could use a little vacation so I set this trip up. There is no conference. We will have the next few days to enjoy ourselves. A little swimming, some golf and maybe some antique shopping. Don't worry, I made sure your husband will be kept busy, so we won't be disrupted by him." He had approached her, standing in front of her taking his hands and unbuttoned her blouse.Mary wanted to protest, she didn't want, what was going.