Then we better get back to the salt mines. I have a lot to get done before lunch. Anton and I want to try andget out early. We have appointments at ...he salon. Lisa's going to doour acrylics."Julie tried to control her breathing and absorb what Dino had justannounced. She was touching up her own lipstick and had to grab holdof the sink to maintain her balance when she saw what was reflected inthe mirror. Underneath the door to Dino's stall she could see histrousers scrunched down around his. Neither she was comfortable on bench as it was small and not cushioned, nor I was because shawl was insufficient to keep me warm. I felt situation and asked MIL to come down and sleep on mattress with her blanket. I shall remain awake and after three hours I shall awake her and shall take rest. She agreed. It was 9 o clock at night. I sat on bench for sometime and watched TV at low sound. MIL slept with 15 minutes. I went to hospital canteen took tea, snacks, smoked a few cigarettes, spent two. But was he right? Did he have a point?“I’ll think about it. Now get out and let me wallow in my despair alone,” I said, and I wasn’t kidding this time, not even.“Okay, I’m going. But tomorrow night at the Harrington, 7:00 p.m. Don’t be late.” He said. “Oh, and leave your wallet at home; we’ll be paying.” And then one of the wife stealers was gone. The question remained: would I attend his little soirée?Well, I did decide to attend. But I had a couple of back up plans in place in case the event. The shame I’d felt then was a million times worse and I’d hid my status as offline for three days before I worked myself up to facing him again. Brian had never said anything but that I shouldn’t apologize and he was just glad I hadn’t gone ‘poof’ on him. He teasingly did say he had gotten a glimpse of heaven before the gates slammed closed in his face. I snapped back to the present. ‘You know I wanted to show you more that night, it was exciting. It’s just …’ I trailed off. ‘I’m a coward. I’m.