These men were important to me and I wanted them to know it.We used fuse that I had made myself from sodium nitrate and charcoal. It may not blow up b...t it would burn at a predictable rate.The city looked on from below and the walls were packed. As I promised, Crescentius lit the fuse that split and led to the primers. One of the engineers had a sand glass and was watching it as the mountain gave a little shake and a loud noise was heard. People raced to see what had happened and we saw rock. " Twitch. "Okay! Okay, already."With that permission, all pretext of restraint on Marissa's part went out the window. She started to reach her hand into my pants. "Marissa!" I hissed. "There are people around."She pulled her hand out and looked around, presumably for a more private place. "Okay, over here!" She pulled me into the men's room."We've got to stop meeting like this," I said.She giggled. "I'm still saving myself for you, Eric." A brief cursory glance showed no one around, so she. He held up his glass and said ‘Happy birthday, let us share many more together.’ They touched glasses and took a drink. Again, Jena leaned in to kiss Mike. She was feeling tingly all over, like a teenager on a first date. Their salads came and then their meal. They talked of many things but only those of pleasure. If Jena would mention work or other troubles Mike would simply change the subject. Jena began to tell Mike of her experience over the last few hours. She explained how it was turning. ”“I think you’re sexy and attractive,” I said. “My wife and I were feeling like the spark had gone out of our marriage a while back so we decided to have an open relationship. Maybe you can Ted can do the same thing.”“Ted would never let me do anything like that.”“So, that means you would consider it?”The conversation stopped. Our eyes were locked in a mortal gaze for what seemed like weeks. I knew I had to tread lightly.“You want to play some pinball?” I asked. “Sure.”The bar’s game room is.