Why did he just walk away from her? He asked himself. But, he already knew the answer to that self-imposed question.He knew the kind of man he is. The...kind of man who needs to have complete control when bringing pleasure to his woman and unfortunately he had the feeling the Ivy would be the kind of woman who would fight him every step of the way. The idea of her small body fighting under his while pinning her down sent a new wave of painful arousal through his already hard body.His knuckles. That Michael might be getting his elsewhere had of course occurred to her. He was in sales, and traveled in his job. She carefully watched Michael when the couples got together, for signs of intimacy between Michael and Marianne. Marianne worked with Michael, he in sales and she in "service." They shared clients, he said. He sold, she serviced. She wondered what else they might have shared and serviced, but never detected a suggestion of untoward affection between them. Was their lack of. ”“I’m free but I’m wondering if instead of taking me somewhere we could….”“Go on Kelly, what is it?”“I could cook for you if you wanted and then maybe I could have a drink too.”“Damn, I have steaks at home but I just realized that while I’m running around with you my groceries are sitting in the back of the cab.”“That’s not good. Sorry I caused that didn’t I?”“It’s not your fault but we should hurry.”We finished up and left. As we drove I would catch glimpses of Kelly out of the corner of my. I’ve got to admit that when I was sanding plaster I chased everybody out of the house. The girls enjoyed being taken to the park. It was a lot more interesting than watching Mommy and Daddy and Barbara painting. Barbara put in as much time as the rest of us, of course, having committed to our family unit, and having been accepted into it by all of us. She was the purchasing agent. Barbara could make a nickel squeal though she was generous with her time and her assets. Everything we needed came.