Suddenly, she thought of an idea. "Listen, why don't I pretend that I'm talking dirty to you? That way you can listen as we make love." Wow, are you s...re you can pull it off?" Tim asked excitedly."Just wait and listen," she whispered as Dan came out of the bathroom."Well honey, I know you're lonely. But I can't just leave Sally and come home to you," Janice said loudly into the telephone. "Yes, I know you want me," she said.Tim listened; suddenly realizing what she intended to do. His heart. I asked her if I could get her a cocktail and she agreed. We spent the next hour or so chatting and dancing. While dancing we made many a head turn as we made quite a spectacle of this public form of foreplay. It didn’t take long after she asked if I would like to go back to her apartment. Well, I am not a slow man, so the answer was a genuine yes, as I had really started to get turned on by this intelligent and attractive woman. Thankfully, the walk to her place was a short trip around the. .. once it's over, I have to get on with my life... so do you." Yeah... you know, strange as it is, I think it might actually make it easier." Really?" Yeah... I always hated the guilty feeling after a break-up... if we both pretend we don't mind, at least we won't get that." That's the spirit!" she smiled, gently. "So... the couch?" Sure... I'll cope... is Marcus going to be alright with it?" I asked, of course, but I didn't have any doubt about him saying yes." No... I don't suppose you did.". I had successfully retrieved my damage deposit from my landlord at the end of our lease, despite the best efforts of my gormless housemates to forfeit our deposits by leaving the place in a filthy state. I think some of them had lost part of their money because of the state of their bedrooms, but it wasn't my problem. I had cleaned far more than my share of the three communal rooms, the lounge, kitchen and bathroom, and if they couldn't be bothered to do their own bit, it was their loss. I knew.