"Pharaoh, come. She's right. They are his family; they must both want..." I nearly broke down again. They both must want to say goodbye.We left the ro...m and managed to hold some semblance of calm. Mai had two cups of tea waiting for us. She served them with red eyes."Last time I saw him, I was so angry." Her voice trembled. "He told me to trust him, but I –" she covered her face and her shoulders began to shake.Pharaoh put his hands on her shoulders and kissed the top of her head. "He knows,. "Besides, I know you're attracted to her." I've been trying to hide it." Oh hell Frank," my wife said in that men-are-so-stupid tone that women have been perfecting ever since Eve, "I knew the first time I brought you home for dinner." Well," I said judiciously, "Carly's not you, but she's not bad."Even over the phone I could hear Jody dimple. "You're sweet."I thought about it and came to a decision. "Excuse me, darling, but I've got something I've got to do."My wife snickered. "I'll bet." That. Bozo saw her and decided to get amorous. He tried to insert his hot throbbing love rocket into her moist heat. Queenie growled and turned around to bite him. He thought better about the whole thing and left her alone.I started to get cold and was out of coffee, so I gathered up the dogs. Queenie went back through the gate and Bozo headed upstairs, waiting for me at the door. I made a quick detour into the house to get some things out of the refrigerator that I'd had Mom pick up and hide for. When you’re sixteen don’t you fuck like a mink?” Carol’s eyes were pleading for understanding. How do you explain that you just didn’t know? How do you explain that you just followed the easy path? “It seems like we’ve been married forever. We’ve been together since I was sixteen,” just saying it made Carol realize how silly it sounded. “Our sex life has been non-existent for years. Even when we started dating the sex sucked.” She looked at her friend pleading for her to understand. “I mean I.