”Dora said, “I’m so sorry. You have been gone for so long. I didn’t mean for it to happen. Honest. I’m so sorry.”I said, “Well Kim told ...e that we are open about sex now. That you let her watch your boyfriends fuck you, that Teddy lets her watch him fuck his girlfriends, and that she gets to have sex with her girlfriends.”The look on her face was precious. She managed to say, “That only happened once…maybe twice…but I put a stop to it all. Honest.”I said, “So you put a stop to it all, did you.. When she reached the living room Susan discovered that Karen had moved quickly. The coffee table had been moved aside and Susan’s exercise mat had been unfolded over the carpet. Karen had stripped down to her panties and bra and was doing a warm up that had nothing to do with stretching. ?For the loser?, said Karen, nodding toward the coffee table. Susan could see she’d laid out a pair of handcuffs and a length of rope. Susan smiled, Karen was in great shape but Susan was a good 6 inches taller. And at last I understand what may have driven him to that.There is no safe haven in which I can drop anchor, no refuge from thestorm that has broken.Only the silence and solitude of the tomb.I think she's come down with something. Has there been a lot of 'fluabout?More than usual. We've had a bad winter, of course.Mmm, it was the same in the south.Kerrie and Sylvia helping me to my room. How long ago was that? Threehours? Four?What do I care?Nothing matters any more.Nothing.Richard Brookbank is. It dawned on me that if they both knew about and accepted the other, the path would be clear for the perfect arrangement. I was already halfway there. Betsy knew about mom and seemed willing for now at least, to accept it. I decided to talk to Betsy on the way to work that morning.The moment we'd turned the corner at the end of our block, she slid over next to me and put her arm through mine."How are you feeling?" I asked."I'm a little sore. You were the first in a long time." She hesitated,.