As usual I poured Nanda & Neha Wine. Rakesh & I had whisky. Neha started conversing with Nanda about her thoughts of swinging. She told her about her ...light apprehension. I smiled and said it was normal for her to feel that way. We talked about our & Neeta’s relation much to both Rakesh & Nanda’s amazement.Our information on the swinging scene seemed to have a calming effect on both of them. We made it sound so cool. The evening was going great. Was it alcohol or sensual conversation the. Betts was already half-way down our driveway. I turned and Joanne was waiting for me. She smiled."You did it again, Brian," she said as we walked up the drive."I didn't do anything." Okay. Then I didn't say thank you. Or ask you to volunteer to feed the horses tonight."I looked at her with my mouth open. She smiled and raised an eyebrow. I nodded. She bumped into me with her hip and then went on home."I'll take care of the girls tonight, Betts," I said. I think she was knocked over. She'd just. . . well, I don’t want to know exactly what happened that night—Lord knows I have my suspicions, and they’re probably pretty close to reality—but whatever it was, I knew you were miserable. I tried to ask you about it, but you didn’t want to talk. I don’t know, maybe that’s when I should have pushed. In any event, it delayed the two of you from speaking for seven years. I promised myself I wouldn’t intervene again.’ ‘You’re not angry with me?’ Maisie whispered. ‘Of course not, dear.’ Her mother. After a brief greeting, Adam asked where my goggles were? He said that this is replacing my swimming routine so I should do it properly.I didn’t bring my swimming goggles.They must have expected my response, from across the room, Adam threw me a pair of goggles and a swimming cap. I don’t usually wear a swimming cap (my hair is cut pretty short) but I put it on and the goggles. I felt a little bit silly but I was getting horny standing there in front of the two of them.Alex stood up and.