Frankly I was pretty tired. I drank way too much wine tonight myself and Ifelt bad that I let Julie drink too much. Lying there in bed with only thegl...w of the bathroom night-light, I thought of Julie undressing and standingthere in her bra. I couldn't believe what fun I had tonight. I hope sheenjoyed herself as well if she can even remember. As tired as I was, Icouldn't get to sleep. After tossing and turning, I imagined myself wearingJulie's sweater over my padded bra and slipping on her. At the very point of the delta was a large well lit fountain; the droplets of cascading water scattering the light like millions of falling diamonds. The handful of massive skyscrapers were brightly lit, glowing like beacons in the dark. The concrete and steel of the myriad bridges that crossed the three rivers had faded into shadow, so that the bridges were marked only by the lights that were strung across their lengths. As a result they had a delicate appearance, almost as if they had been. They saidtheir goodbyes and Kari, still in her heels, put her arm around Davey'sshoulders and they walked the couple of hundred feet back home withoutconversation.They entered the house and Davey didn't even slow down, he just continuedup the stairs. Kari locked up, set the alarm and climbed the stairs asDavey was turning on the light in their bedroom. Kari stopped in thedoorway and watched Davey from behind as he unzipped his dress and pulledit over his head and laid it neatly on the bed. Kari. “Take it, Annie,” she said. “I told you, it’s ok.”So I did. It was heavier than I’d expected, and as I examined it I found the on/off switch on the bottom. I flicked it, and of course it started to vibrate with a low buzzing noise. Quickly I switched it off again.“Did you know she had it?” I asked.“I’d heard noises,” admitted Julie. “That kind of buzzing, lots of heavy breathing, and muffled groans. Of course, I sort of guessed what she was up to, and I’d actually gone looking for it before,.