I now understood why Annie wanted me along. Annie and I were the only white faces in the midst of twenty-seven black ones. There were only two other w...men and the looks we got from them could only be interpreted as 'hostile'. Since they both had dates I could only guess that it was because we were white.There was some socializing after dinner and I was introduced to several well-known football, basketball and baseball players. I met two boxers, one heavyweight and one welterweight, and two. When Zoe realized that the unexpected bouts of illness and vomiting in the mornings meant she was probably knocked up, she quickly got an EPT and when the signs were visibly clear in front of her eyes that she was pregnant, she first cursed her ex-husband and felt a wave of hot rage wash over her as she realized not only that he'd been unfaithful and a total jerk to her but also that his and her fucks had left her with something that was going to remind her the rest of her life that she'd made. ”Her eyes tracked the ribbon like it was a cobra.“It’s yours Jenny, all you have to do is take it. From a friend to a friend.”I think it took every bit of strength in her body, soul, and mind to reach the thousand leagues of that three feet and catch just the trail end of the ribbon with two shaking fingers.I slid backwards then stood and walked back out to my pie. Not looking, not making eye contact and hating a world that could damage anyone so badly.She didn’t come back out and I didn’t see. Scott saw his wife turn her head toward the black man, raise it slightly, moisten her lips and look longingly at the man who smiled and kissed her on the forehead, not on her parted expectant lips. The handsome black man stopped touching her finger tips and raised his hand to her other breast. Now, both globes were being gently held by a large black hand.The sound on the computer in room 315 was excellent. Scott could hear the soft music in the background and the sound of his own wife's labored.