.” reaching out to touch the milky white smooth skin of her fleshy waist from the side.“Save it for later, my darling beta...” she said with a l...ttle laugh, as she pulled away from me. “Let me try on the other dress...” she said suggestively, as she walked inside to her bedroom, leaving me shaking my head incredulously.With a sigh, I sat down in the comfortable couch, as she closed the door of her bedroom to change.As I sat in the living room, waiting for Sarla bhabhi, the bell rang. While I. If he spoke to her, if she heard the voice that was supposed to be wrapping her in love and comfort and marital bliss, trying instead to explain and backpedal, there would be a scene. But it couldn't happen here. Not in front of her friends. Not with her sitting there to drink in her superiority over The Wife.Tabitha turned her back to her table and finished the last of her drink. Martha, a fourth-grade teacher, was telling her latest, 'ways children try to cheat on spelling tests'. Doctor Swanson and her husband took my wife home. And you can call me Malik at this point, if you want.”“So how is he?”“I’m not dead yet,” Al groused.“Monty Python quotes aside, Malik, how is he?” I grinned.“He had a single occlusion and the procedure was successful. There does not appear to be any permanent damage. He’ll need a bit of rest, but he should be good as new. We’ll probably put him on some maintenance blood thinners.”“Hmm, and I thought he had ice water in his veins,” I grinned.“His. "Long time to recuperate after today." He smiled."Okay," I said to him. "Thanks. The kid gets the fifth and sixth; you've got the seventh and eighth. Get out to the pen and loosen up soon as you can."Between innings they hurried away while I used a couple of pinch hitters. We manufactured a run with a walk, a good bunt from Frank Smith that he almost beat out and Skeeter's choked down and humpbacked hit to right that made Magruder let lose a rebel yell of sorts. It was the ugliest hit of the.