He was also thought to be, inthe words of the old expression when being gay was illegal, 'a confirmedbachelor'. Her friends forgot that she would fin... being the number one ina relationship extremely attractive. She didn't want a man who thoughthis word would be law, she wanted to be able to lead her husband intowhatever she decided. James fitted that bill.They married at the tender age of twenty one, I say tender because for allher decisiveness, Mary had been brought up in a strict household. Their brief telephone conversation had suggested to her that this fellow could formulate a decent English sentence, but, as in the case of any blind date, Susan knew that one ought to reserve judgment. One must hope for the best, expect the worst, and be prepared for virtually anything.She answered the door. Goodness! Preston was up there a ways. Six-three at least, to her five-six. Capless now, he seemed to have a full head of dark, unruly hair. He was impeccably dressed, and she knew. " Ears looked at her appraisingly, then said, "I think you've got smarts. Why not forget that clown and go with a winner for a change?" Like you?" she spat out."Yeah, baby, like me. I can give you all the stuff he only promised. I don't lose money, I take it." Liar!" Here. For your trouble. Go buy yourself a car." He pulled out a thick roll of bills and peeled off ten one-hundred-dollar bills. "I figure you deserve something for the shit he dumped on you."Fawn looked at the money, unmoving.. She narrowed her eyes and crossed her arms. "Done." I put my hand on her knee. "Say red light when you want me to stop." "Okay...?" A question lingered in her voice. I moved my hand up slowly. When it was about three inches away from the bottom of her shorts, she said, "Red light!" I smiled and kept going. "Firetrucks don't stop for red lights," I suddenly moved on top of her and kissed her lips. She pulled back a little surprised. "Wait, that's not fair!" She protested. She pushed me a.