"Jack, we shouldn't be..." she started. But he interrupted her by pressing his lips to hers. She struggled to break free but one of his hands was push...ng her head against his. Then, to her surprise, he pushed her lips apart and his tongue entered her mouth. Their tongues touched and it reminded her of when she used to kiss her husband, Jack's father. And it used to make her feel erotic, like she felt now. He stopped kissing and just looked at her. She started to say, "Jack, this is wrong, it's. . to be the headliner ... even if it was in some cow-town that nobody had ever heard of. Her pride and stubbornness had kept her from getting something to eat, and from having perfectly nice clothing. She’d seen several outfits she’d normally have loved to buy and wear, but she couldn’t admit that now. She was aware of that, on some level, but she blamed it on Bobby Dalton, instead of her own prima donna behavior.Being young, and not having been able to break the mule she was with to riding,. Blen looked at her watch. It reminded her of Nick. She had tried to put him out of her thoughts, but whenever she sneaked into the shower to masturbate, and the face of the foreigner who ravished her became distinct, it was Nick’s face. ‘It is half-past-three.’ ‘Then we can cook.’ They discussed what to eat, and Girlie and Blen went to buy meat and vegetables from the stalls, Amor headed back to Johnnie’s Supermarket to buy some sweet luxuries to celebrate her bank account. A large pot of rice. I had thought of dating, a dreamthat I never expected to come true, and wasn't even sure that I could pulloff, but there I was, all set to go out with a guy for the very firsttime! I decided on a shoulder bag as a way to make me keep my elbows in,and quickly changed purses. Then I just sat and waited.Bill showed up right on time, and I let him take me by the arm as wewalked to his car. He took me to a restaurant situated on the far shore ofthe lake; it was quiet with subdued lighting and soft.