Five or ten minutes later, I really don't know how long, I decided that I was in just as much pain on the floor as I was walking and eventually manage... to half crawl and half walk to the loos. Of course, there were no doors so I couldn't shut myself away and howl in private, but there were handles each side of the pan where I could hold myself in a partial squat position and piss. Finally I made it back to my bed but with raw welts on both sides of my body I could only writhe and moan with the. Again, we were ushered to sit on thesettee. I recon this was a good sign; they must reserve the chairs fornaughty people. As we sat down, Helen's hand brushed against mine andour hands naturally joined.Rachel sat down on the other settee and looked us over. "Since thismorning, I presume you've had a chat with each other." Yes," we replied simultaneously. Perhaps this simultaneous response hassomething in it. I suddenly felt glad we thought on the same wavelength."And?"Helen filled in. "Yes I did put in a lot of hours on the job, but then that is what you are supposed to do to make good money as opposed to just making a living. I looked around the room at the expensive furniture that Mae just had to have and the original artist art work on the walls that she just had to have and I wondered why I had bothered.Until Mae hit me with her divorce plans I hadn't known what I was going to do about her infidelity, but as I listened to her my anger grew and took form and a plan began. Stealing a glance into the shop window, I saw Jilllooking through the magazines and newspapers thatrelaxed me somewhat and after flipping my card into thepump I was ready to proceed to the automated carwash.As I was setting the washer-my heart both sank andleapt in the same beat; Jill was getting into the car,panting slightly after having run back from the shop. Icould smell the alcohol on her breath and knew now whyshe’d been a bit weird on the trip over. booze alwayshad strange and.