Lisa came downstairs late in the morning, looking like death warmed over, and moped around the house with a hangover. I ignored her and quickly finish...d my chores, excited about going home.After lunch, I donned my bikini and covered every exposed square of skin with tanning lotion. Trust me, there was a lot to cover. The bright yellow bikini was small but did cover- barely- my nipples and pussy, but not much else. The shoulder straps were slender and criss-crossed on my back to support my large. The very unreality of his relationship with her made the reality of his sad, lonely life bearable. And that was the way it went for five years until that fateful evening on the corner where she gave him the message that ended his years of relative happiness. When he arrived home, for the first time in his life he opened a bottle of whiskey and went to bed drunk. He had lost MAGGIE – A NEW START During the half-hour it took to walk to St. Mary’s Church, she thought about her run-in with John.. . have you and Jim been screwing at all?" Not since you started dating him. Why?" Because it's OK with me if you do." What brought this on?" I asked. This was a new development. If she'd been thinking about this, it wasn't when she was around me, or maybe yesterday while I was out of range or unconscious."Well, it just seems that since we're so close and all then it just seems strange to draw a line and say you can't sleep with Jim." I see. If we share our heads, why not share boyfriends?" Yah.. I did teach you to ride using Western Pleasure Riding methods, because it's so efficient. She saw it. I always wondered why you didn't go for competition, but you never did. If you had, you would have been good. Just wasn't your thing, I guess. But don't hesitate to try it if you change your mind."Two good pieces of advice. I decided to take them both.At lunch on Tuesday, I saw Alex. He was looking a little haggard."Did the English exam this morning." And?" I think I did well, but I'm a little.