Dinner was at the Best Western at 1900. I wore civvies rather than a uniform and was pleased to note that Harlan had changed also. My first question w...s to Anna Lee. “So, how’d you ever meet this reprobate?”Anna Lee and Harlan laughed. “We met at school,” she said. “I was walking across the quad, and he ran into me!”“She was wearing these shorts - oh my God! - and...”, interrupted Harlan.“Watch your mouth!” squawked Anna Lee, at which both Marilyn and I laughed. “No need to tell anybody that!”I. Her thoughts were snapped back to the present as the sound of the dryer buzzer went off and she heard Beth saying "Oh! Your clothes are ready. Meanwhile, Beth was secretly wishing it had taken longer for the clothes to dry, because seeing Rose dressed in her robe intrigued her. My robe looked better on Rose than on me she thought as she took in the mental image of this young pretty girl half her age and yet so mature. Beth was also able to see a glimpse of Rose's breasts beneath the robe and. "Ralph clean up Ms. Coleen before she gets the bed all wet." Yes Sir Mr. Leonard," Ralph got right to it partly because he wassexually stimulated and partly because he was extremely intimidated bythe Black man and his size and apparent strength and the fact he wasdressed up like a girl. Ralph was not much of a man to begin with and hisstatus in this hotel room was one he was regretting but could see no wayout. Ralph preferred retreat to advance; he preferred compromise to hisown way. He. Coming from Mumbai / Dubai where everything’s about work, this seemed odd and unprofessional to me. I was forced to come back to the apartment earlier than usual and out of disappointment I ended up calling Marina and telling her how I felt about this. As I was speaking, I heard her chuckle at first and then break into laughter over how I was reacting. I learned this was typical of Russia so decades now. The cold weather has a lot to do with this, as is the national thirst for Vodka and lust.