It was emotional. Once again, she was "Tim's wife" at a company event. Every woman who watched Eve press her body into Brad knew Tim was missing from ...ve's marriage. Eve did, too, and that embarrassed her.As self-penance, Eve tried to reconnect with Tim. The make-up sex after the holiday ball was the best they'd had in years.Tim figured it was Brad who fired up Eve's libido. In Tim's caveman brain, he imagined Eve needed another man to kindle her passion. It was then his pursuit of wife sharing. He uses his Impala for business, but he's doing exactly what you wanted."Sam slapped Hank on the back to thank him and said, "He might learn to act like a normal human being if we keep him in something fancy. Just don't let him give it to one of his women."That had Lisa laughing as she told Sam, "He almost gave the car to me, but then he remembered what happened to Bobby and the Escalade."All of us had a laugh over that one.We went into the Federal Building where Sam had to show his credentials. Moving into adjoining houses as strangers, the newlywedshad bonded pretty much instantly and soon became the fastest of friends.Fifteen years later they had been through a lot together, the high andlow points being the birth of their children and the loss of theirhusbands. While cancer had taken John Green, an affair with 'that dirtylittle slut from the typing pool saw William Farrell expelled from themarital home dodging a hail of wedding gift crockery as he went.The two children had pretty. "These people love me. These people love me. These people love me."She knew they'd never plan anything nasty or hateful to spring on her. She knew it beyond a shadow of a doubt. There was absolutely nothing to worry about.But the fear inside her was irrational and all the 'knowing' in the world wasn't going to change a thing. She sat in the corner, tears streaming down her face, teetering on the edge of panic. She fought her fear with all she had but she was losing.In that fear she felt her.