“I’m so shameless,” she uttered.The day started by awakening her son Malcolm which developed into an involved conversation. The afternoon was sp...nt playing bridge with her friends. In the tub the memory of the morning caused her fingers to tighten the pressure and jiggle her sensitized node. For the past few days after Phillip left for work, she had gone into Malo’s room, knelt beside his bed, and reached under his covers. When she wrapped her hand around his morning erection he would sigh in. "I've never been to an agency open house before and I really wanted to see how Josh decorated his new shop. I think Al only came to see if he and Josh could be friends again. Well, you know, anything's possible.I was cool, calm and collected. Not.I'd been planning my outfit for a week and changed my mind a thousand times. I finally settled on business sexy which works well in advertising if you pretend you don't notice the guys checking you out. A whole half day at the beauty shop and not just. ¡Idiota! People should know better! People DO know better! Irritated, I looked to my right, across the center aisle to see who the imbecile was who didn’t care if he ruined everyone else’s experience.And locked eyes with my Viking on the other side of the aisle.I smiled and waved to Steve at the Sign of Peace, then spent the rest of Mass figuring out how to respond to him after Mass.After Fr. Stolitz processed out of the church, Steve walked over to my pew.“Hi, Anna. You look great!”“Hello,. She was a slight, mousey girl who simply sat, studying the napkin on her lap with her hands neatly folded, like a naughty schoolgirl outside the principal’s office. She glanced up and briefly caught Mattie’s eye but immediately looked away, eyes cast downwards. “Holy shit,” thought Mattie, “She’s totally under his thumb.” Simon and the Canadian stood about the same height and they regarded each other for a moment before Mark seemed to remember his manners and offered them a seat. Simon.