She looked at me and said kya dekh rahe ho? I said your baby is really cute she was surprised to hear a rickshaw driver talking in English and also no...iced my good looks. She lost her inhibition and said “yes she is really cute, isn’t she? I said you are feeding her really well. She started flirting and said yes, I love feeding her and I started too. I said I’m jealous of her already. Your husband must be feasting too? She said annoyingly whenever he gets some time. I said you are kidding me. ‘Not always,’ Rayne flashed back. ‘True, but there is less… restriction.’ His lean, English companion nodded slowly. ‘Yeah… I guess so.’ ‘This is not why you live alone?’ Aldo wanted to know. ‘I… I never found anyone I liked enough to share my space with,’ Rayne lied. ‘No one will tolerate your filthy habits?’ Aldo teased. ‘I guess not.’ He blew a streamer of smoke into the Italian’s face and Aldo waved it away, cursing softly in his own tongue. For a moment they looked seriously at one. I spent the time between my chance encounter with the judge and the appointment with her, driving to Melvin’s small office. “Melvin,” I said as I walked into his office. “You need to take me to lunch.”“Really?” the heavy set black man asked. “What if I already had plans?”“Do you have lunch plans,” I asked.“No, but I might,” he informed me with a smile. “So where am I taking you.”“The downtown cafe would be nice,” I replied.“What are you are you cooking up now,” he asked.“Let’s just wait until. Why are you trembling, sweetie?” I asked softly as my hands reached out to grip onto her waist.“I ... I’ve never been naked with a boy before ... not ... not when it was by my choice. I ... I’m scared ... I ... I’m scared that you’ll send me away. I’m ... I’m trying to believe what you keep telling me ... but it’s hard ... I ... I don’t see myself the way you do ... but I would like to ... I want to see those things, David,” she said as her voice trailed off nervously while her eyes looked at.