She stood then, and placing her napkin on the table, said to Gerald, “I have to go to the ladies room. Why don’t you get the check and call a cab ...or us? I’ll meet you out front.” …………………………………….. The next day, Alice was humming to herself as she dialed the realtor’s number. “lada dedadeda de,la de da, la de da” Oh my God! It’s Professor Hill’s ‘Think System’ she chuckled to herself. I haven’t thought of Minuet In G in years. She remembered the bad G on the piano. Well, first order of business. Cindy asked, "So...what should I do?" Donna laughed quietly and said they had plenty of time to explore, and that Cindy should just pick something she had wanted to do and do it. "Well...I've spanked some guys before but I've always wanted to do it up right...with whips and all." Sweat popped out on my brow...this is what I'd been afraid of...merciless Cindy let loose on me. Donna didn't even turn to look at me as she said, " Bryan , go and get all the toys Miss Cindy might want to beat. Besides, it’s a long drive.”“So? I’d come. You give me a lapdance?”I was tittering now. It all seemed so absurd, at this fragile moment. Frank, obviously, had been to more than a few gay bars.“Honey,” I said—dared, “I’d rather you fuck me.”“We can do that too,” he smiled. In fact, we just had. Frank let the “honey” remark pass. He seemed—for that brief illusory moment—to be opening up. Accepting the nature of his sexuality. Accepting mine. I wanted to suck him again. Bottom for him again.. "I just could not let anything happen to my friends."Lori got up and came over to sit next to me. She put her arm around me and leaned over and kissed me. "In that case," she said, "I am very glad to be your friend. Because God help your enemies!"I closed my eyes for a moment and put my hand over the hollow of my left shoulder. When I opened them I turned to Lori and said, "Do you like my tattoo?" I took my hand away from my shoulder and Lori looked at the small pink heart. Inside the heart, in.