I was going to Atlanta again to teach a new hire class. I did not know who my fellow instructors would be or who would be in my class. I was told that...my fellow instructors were well qualified. All of the students had their CPA. While CPA stands for many things. The most important thing to me was that it meant they had a certain level of education. They were willing and welling to learn.After I checked into the hotel that we were all staying in I was struck with the attractiveness of another. Without thought, without considering what it might do toour easy friendship, I kissed her. It was as simple asthat, lips touching, her warm breath taking away thepattering of the rain outside. Oh, I loved Karen in my own way, but something wasmissing. She wanted different things out of life — afamily, maybe a farm. I wanted to reach the stars. Shewas there, but we rarely talked any more — the easyfriendship dissolving in kisses and petting. A typicalhigh-school romance. We sat. He made me feel horny, wanted, sexxxy… and sleazy. But there was no way I was ever going to cheat on Mike. He is the love of my life.Mr.Skilled_and_Endowed was just a fantasy.A fantasy that at the moment was confusing me and frustrating me.I polished off the last of my second glass and decided getting a bite at the lodge might be in order. I got up, dried off, brushed out my hair and braided it. I reached for my bra, and then… what the hell… I put it back on the bed. I am a big woman and. My cell phone started playing The Ride of the Valkyries, my tune formessages that were important. It was John, 'Cabby says ten mins.'I sent back 'K' and added his phone number to my friends list and thensent it on to Samantha. I took one last look in the mirror, teased myhair, fluffed up the skirt and slid my coat over my shoulders, picked upmy shoulder bag and left.As I turned the corner and walked towards the old town hall a taxi droveround the war memorial and pulled into the kerb. A man.