“Yes, I am Kumar.”“Nice to meet you Kumar. I am Saxena, you can contact me if you need any help.” they shook hands and the door of his neighbo...s house opened.A small boy, around 4 years of age shouted ‘Daddaaaaaa’. But it was something in the background that caught Kumar’s attention. It was just for a couple of seconds or maybe more. A fleeting glimpse of a woman, medium height, slim and silky hair. Her face was facing the other direction, and she was busy on the phone. He wished he could have. Then, it dawned on me. It had happened. The knight had finally moved upon the proverbial chessboard, and had laid the final blow upon the trapped Dark Queen. Checkmate. I smiled, then I giggled, then I burst into uproarious laughter. When I saw the realization of what I’d done dawning across each of their faces, I only laughed harder. I’d been betrayed, dethroned, raped, tortured, and subjected to the worst humiliations and perversions, but it had all been worth it. I would’ve done it all over. I just might get kinky and go visit Sally’s Hideaway, and meet you later.” She signaled to a jeans-clad woman across the street, who joined her, and they walked away. Hal noticed, although he wasn’t supposed to so.“Thanks, Melissa. At Sally’s, I get to be interestingly weird. Oh, the other women would go with me and might even have a good time, but not a wild one.Joan“OK, hon.” I reached out and took his hand. It was warm and gentle. We walked to the by-the-hour hotel, certainly not glamorous,. Victoria just smiled wistfully.David was equally at a loss. He had seen men change during the war after some particularly gruelling experience but had no idea what to do about it. His feeling was that Mark would get over it but he had no idea when or how to hasten it.Serena was not to be put off though. Nevertheless she bided her time and in mid-May, after six months, she could bear it no longer. The whole family had been pulled down. Victoria was skin and bones and utterly exhausted. Serena.