“Ah, mate…I don’t think…” Graham stammered, the look of horror spreading out from behind his mask. “It’s only a couple hundred bucks at ... brothel.” Tim said. “What’s the big deal?” “Mate! We’re a children’s charity!” Graham’s other hand joined the first behind his head. “We can’t…I mean reputationally…I just…” Sally returned with another nurse in tow, also a brunette. Cradling a clipboard and disposable pill cup, Sally asked, “Tim, can you tell me your name and date of birth?” “Tim Grendel.. A bottle of wine and two empty glasses sat on the bedside table. Clothes were strewn around carelessly. The bed they lay in was filled with escalating passion. Lavender scented candles displayed a scene of warmth and intensity. Her toes curled and she jumped as he spanked her firm ass.She yearned for his touch. Lying down face first on the bed, handcuffed and blindfolded; filled only with suspense, but she yearned to be filled with something more. A finger entered her from behind and she moaned. But as the years progressed I found that one after the other, my dreams began to go stale and my hopes were dashed.Looking back at it all I now realize that I was being childish and self-centered. But I guess sometimes we have to experience really bad things to understand how good we have it. The fact that I brought on myself what happened to me makes the stupidity even worse.I met Steve on the phone. He called in to check on his billing. Right away I knew he was different that the run of the. Maybe it’s the high school senior who always gets picked on because she has twice as many pimples as the rest of the student body combined. Maybe it’s a middle-aged man who works down in the sewers fixing pipes and wading through… well… you know. These people have a lot to complain about and you think to yourself, “wow, their life must really suck”.So why are they always so damn happy? Never without a grin, always giving an enthusiastic wave and a “how do ya do” no matter what time of the day.