I returned to the pawn shops and ended up selling a large amount of my cherished jewelry collection for less than ten percent of its original value.Ea...h of the pawnbrokers I spoke with made the same suggestion. They all told me I should place an ad in the paper or try selling them on the internet. But it was too late by them. I didn't have time to place an ad and wait for someone to buy my jewelry. I was only days away from having my electricity shut off!The money I received was only enough to. Then a few minutes later there came a knock on the door. Lillian answered it and a man came into the room with a bottle of wine and glasses, he laid them down on the table and Lilly gave him a tip then he left us alone. She opened the bottle and poured us both a glass and handing it to me joined me on the sofa. We clinked glasses toasting each other as Lilly thanked me again for accompanying her. Sitting that close to her I could smell her perfume. It was not too strong, yet the fragrance was. He had hoped that this would be the moment we both admitted our feelings to one another, he wanted me to give him a big snog and tell him I too was gay, and that it was because I loved him. I could see in his eyes that he knew I was about to disapoint him.“John” I said softly, cupping his face in my hands. “You know how much I love having sex with you. And that it has meant so much to me.” I sighed, closed my eyes and gave him a gentle, lingering kiss. I broke away slowly and looked deep and. .” She paused, opening an eye to look at him with a smirk. “I mean, unless you want me to of course?”He shook his head meekly and stood again, swallowing anxiously as he started to move to climb out of the shower, his fear obvious. She reached out a hand and wrapped it around his wrist, vice-like, stopping him in his tracks, leaving him frozen, like a deer in the headlights.“Wash my back?” she said softly, eying him with a smirk. He relaxed and just nodded faintly, reluctant but not wanting to.