He left his room, and sauntered into the dining room, where a noisy mob of Yankee tourists was congregating. He looked them over, and noticed a tallis..., dark-skinned lady, around the late thirty’s mark, he thought, a little round, good-looking. She casually looked in his direction and eye contact was made for the briefest second. Grumpy sat and ate his steak, chips, eggs, tomatoes, salad, and bread rolls meal in silence, drinking straight Jack Daniels. His eyes again cast over the American. .. She made no answer, her face showing her shock and wondering if I was serious. Harry soon said his goodbyes, and Tom and I started on a meal, it was not as good as Mrs bridges fare its true but it served.We spent a quiet evening in front of the fire, again sex was not a topic, and she needed to recuperate. Just before they went up to bed though, she asked if I was serious about Paddy, I said “why not?” Giving nothing away and keeping a straight face, “I am sore and stretched and I suspect. He grinned as she shoved herself away from him with such force that she nearly fell off the bed. ‘What’s the big deal? Your overreacting.’ He said reaching out and tucking a stray lock of bronze hair behind her ear. ‘Quit.’ She muttered, brushing his hand away. He frowned, than suddenly, you could see it dawn on him. ‘Wow.’ He said, a surprised smile crawling across his face. ‘What?’ She snapped. ‘There was something more there.’ He stated, watching her closely. ‘Don’t be ridiculous!’ She. ”I didn’t list them, but Jocelyn, Janey, and April sprung immediately to mind. And to a lesser extent, Melody, as we’d at least come to a point where we were cordial and could hang out together in the same group. I’d almost blown it with Tasha, but we’d pulled back from the edge of the abyss just in the nick of time. And Angie, well, I had no idea what was going on there, and wasn’t sure that anyone did.“Don’t you think that’s normal?” Nancy asked. “I mean, isn’t that how you learn?”“I suppose.