Like yours from Connor two years ago when you caught him withthat .... But I don't want a divorce! I'm plenty furious with himright now, that two-t...ming ... he ... But Dottie, I do still love him! That's the problem -- he's a good man, mostly. I look at him and ...well, he's so dear! And I know he still loves me despite ... despite.... And anyhow you're always saying your divorce was a mistake, youshouldn't have let your temper get ahead of your judgement. That therewere alternatives,. But now she knew a lot about men. She'd seen to that. There'd been quite a few that she'd invited to her bed, up there in the mountains. She'd lain on the big double bed, nakedly reclining, looking out at the fresh fallen snow of the slopes, a snow-tanned male figure always by her side, or sometimes behind her, over her, under her.Savoring their lean and lanky bodies had been a pleasurable study, like no other she'd undertaken, and she'd learned in an almost oriental manner how to please and be. Each time he learned something new about Hollywood he found himself contrasting it with how his life worked. “See, in business, we try to identify the up-and-comers early. We invest in their future and lay the groundwork for a successful relationship when they hit the big time. That’s sort of what Mom is doing with my friends. Oh, sure, she’d have found a job for them if I asked her to. But she wouldn’t have given them so much responsibility if she didn’t think they had the skill to succeed in. I don't know how long. The sun heated me up almost as much as my crotch, though it dried me out too. Then, I heard the sound, or perhaps the vibrations of someone coming towards me. Again, I pulled at the stakes, without effect.Then I froze as I heard voices. Horror flooded through me at the thought of being found like this by some middle-aged couple and their children. But then I head Al's voice and I groaned in relief.He came into view, a big, taunting grin on his face. Beside him was another.