The fact that she wasn’t going to be the only one sleeping alone that night comforted her more than she felt proper. She went back into the house fe...ling better than when she had come out.After Georgia was gone, Pat said, “You can sleep with Debbie. I’m not foolish enough to think it would be the first time.”“It was an excuse and not a reason,” Oscar said. Seeing the startled look on Pat’s face, he said, “Excuses and reasons are two different things altogether. Tonight, I use the excuse and,. “Alright dear, this is your stop,” said Valerie. She handed me an envelope, the kind birthday cards come in. ‘Ted’ was written on one side in a neat scrawl. “For him.”“What does he look like?” I asked, taking it. “What should I tell him?”“Ask the maitre'd to take you to Ted ______’s table. Hand Ted the envelope, it should take care of the rest,” she explained pleasantly. “Now, good bye Alanna.”Before I got out I had one more question. “What if you hadn’t won the auction?”“Well, there’s always. Climbing out of the bed, he padded naked out into the hall calling out for her, ‘Froo, where are you?’ ‘In here.’ Her voice drifted down to him from the other end of the small apartment. He found her in the kitchen, the fridge door open with her standing in front, pulling out a carton of orange juice. ‘I got lonely in the bed without you there. How long have you been up?’ Standing behind her, he reached over her shoulder, reaching for the carton of milk and holding it up to his mouth taking a. ”That was a perfect opportunity to get him aroused, and I smiled coyly as I answered, “That’s easy, Jim, I don’t wear anything at all to bed.”My answer got him excited, and he said, “Oh my goodness, Judy, I have the most arousing image in my mind of you lying in bed naked, with your voluptuous body on display. Does Don appreciate you sleeping like that?”I piqued his interest further with a white lie, saying, “Yes, Jim, he sleeps nude too, and that works out nicely for us. We have an active sex.