I was a lot slimmer then. Satisfied?"I was far from satisfied but I went to the hall closet, reached into the top shelf, grabbed a bag and handed it t... her."Thank you," she said after looking in the bag. "Good night. See you in the morning," Mom added as she retreated upstairs.You wish I thought. I waited a half-hour until I was sure Mom was settled down for the night. This time I didn't bother to knock before entering."Am I going to have to put a lock on that door?" my mother asked as she saw. He’s away for the week. I’m all on my own til Sunday,” she said mocking sadness. “Help yourself to the wine. Or there’s beer in the fridge,” she added. “I’ll try the wine if that’s okay,” he answered and poured a glass. They chatted amicably as Susan prepared the salad while the pizza cooked. She was starting to like John more and more and her desire to have him was increasing by the sip. They finished the bottle and opened another over the meal. Susan’s head was buzzing. She was intoxicated. I'm Jeff, by the way".She held out her hand which I took in mine as she replied "nice to meet you. My name's Betty. That's my husband, Dan."I nodded to Dan, still holding her soft hand in mine as she made no effort to remove it, until I realised what I was doing, letting it go slowly as I said "and that's my wife, Alice."The two girls smiled at each other and then Alice turned back to Dan and held out her hand, which her quickly took by the fingers and brought to his mouth, kissing the back of. But then the temptation would be too great and you would sleep with someone else who matched your wavelength. Then you would come crying to me and beg for forgiveness. I would probably forgive you, but you would not be able to forgive yourself. The guilt would make you go on one of your famous benders and once more, I would be the one picking up the pieces.’ He paused to let her digest his words before continuing. ‘I’m sorry, Kat, but we are who we are. You will always be who you are and I will.