She realized that a lot of couples go through that period when the wife is always too tired. She had let herself go and placed her childrens lives fir...t, as most parents do. The marriage began unraveling and now Cassie and Mark were two people sharing a house. Not a bedroom, just a house. House mates with their own interests, wants, and needs. By the time Cassie began to develop a renewed interest in a physical relationship, she was no longer attracted to Mark. Neither of them were the people. Between hands, Glenn lit up a joint. He took a puff and passed it to Tom sitting between himself and Judy. Tom puffed and passed it to Judy. Judy who hadn't touched weed since high school was a little hesitant at first, but the emporia caused by winning, and the shots she had drunk, made her throw caution to the wind. Her first puff did nothing, so she followed it up with a second before passing the roach on. Another hand of cards which she won, then a second joint was lit. A couple puffs and. "Hey!What gives here?" You must be the ones who have come for your beauty make over," a tallmuscular blonde named Rachael said as she ordered her women to pick upthe men and carry them back to the city like sacks of potatoes. "Here is your payment." Gracie said as she handed a sack of precious coinsto Rachael. "You know what to do with them." The chauvinistic gamblers will learn their lessons well." Rachael saidwith a smile spread over her painted face. "They will be the example thatthe Venus. I don't know if anybody can help, but maybe itwould do me good to talk about it." What's wrong?" Me. I'm wrong." What do you mean?" Shell people are not supposed to think about their physical bodies." That's right." But I have been." But ... why?"I sighed."It's hard to explain. But I think that in some fundamental part of me,I'm a girl. But I can never be seen as one."For a while afterward, there was silence.Then Helva said, "When I first decided I wanted to sing, someone mighthave told me it.