I was able to build a business on my computer knowledge and was able to teach others.My sex life was nearly non-existent. I was somewhat burned out on...having sex for the sake of having sex. If I felt the urge a few times a year, I was lucky. It's not that I didn't have the opportunity; I did date quite a few women. The problem was I couldn't find the right woman. I wanted to fall in love and maybe have a family.I guess I had a distrust of marriage in general. All these older women I had been. His willingness to hang in this conversation was mostly fueled by his desire to remain present in front of her. Have her hear him. In his mind his stories of boat maintenance, rightly-timed stock purchases and sales and gossip about club board members was fascinating her, impressing her. He couldn’t have known her less. To be fair outside of me no one really did.“I’m getting ready for bed,” she said, her eyes then widening and looking directly at him, “but don’t run off on my account. I know. ”“As you wish.”I climbed the narrow spiral staircase to seek the sanctuary of my tiny room. But Carlotta had got there first and was seated on the edge of my bed. “That’s the first sensible thing you’ve done since you arrived on this island,” she observed smugly.The tower bell rang for Terce. I certainly had no intention of renewing our friendship, but figured that a civil manner would probably be less likely to antagonise this irascible creature. It might even get my ‘death sentence’ commuted.. I looked up and she blushed. "How are you doing this evening?" she managed to ask.I looked her over as I replied. She was blonde and I judged in her late 40s. She wore a teal colored paisley blouse that showed of just a bit of cleavage. "Can I help you find anything?" she asked."Just killing time..." I get it, I just started this job a few weeks ago. But most of the customers are women... I haven't seen too many men in here." she replied. Just then Katie walked up with two sweatshirts and.