When I arrived, I looked in through the windows and didn’t see her, so I stood outside to wait. About five minutes later I saw her walking down Hyde...Park Boulevard, and realized that she’d taken the El. Given that she lived in Bridgeport, that actually made sense, since it was a relatively short walk at both ends.When she reached the bakery, she said hello and gave me a quick peck on the cheek. We went inside and we each got a toasted bagel with cream cheese and a coffee, then sat down at a. In fact Josie said that the last time they had got together even she thought that they were angling for a foursome but put it to the back of her mind passing it off as an over active imagination even though she found the idea exciting. She then went on to tell me that she used to fancy Max and that Carole was well aware of this and even used to tease her about it but as far as she knew Max never had a clue.During the meal I found myself feeling quite envious of Max who was tall with an athletic. No pussy for me. I was swearing off for awhile. I figured I’d go celibate and get my mind right. I walked into a few bars downtown. I finally found one with no bar-fly, flirty women. Yes, I felt at ease here. I struck up a conversation with two construction worker types. Soon we were buying rounds and I was telling them all about my problems with women. They told me that they too had sworn off the damn bitches. Relationships with women just brought trouble. They. I was not expecting this, so I slowed to a stop about a block from the house, far enough away that I could watch them without being immediately noticed.They were sitting in plastic chairs on what was left of Dawn's parent's porch. A storm about a month previous had ripped the awning off, and, considering that the damn thing was probably thirty years old, losing the faded pink plastic was probably a good thing.Elizabeth was wearing a pair of skimpy blue shorts and a white t-shirt. Dawn, who was.