I took a surprised Vicky’s hand and we went back to the dance floor. ‘What was that all about?’ asked Vicky. ‘Are you a very jealous man? In c...se you didn’t know, I know that man.’ ‘I’m sorry! I’ve never reacted like that before. It wasn’t my place to say who you could or couldn’t dance with.’ I was surprised when all I got from Vicky was a smile and she actually pulled me closer. I was having feelings that I never had before. Was it Paris or just my inner thoughts? At the table we talked about. ”“And if Jim and his girlfriend want to come up at any time, they can stay here, too,” I said. “One thing that we aren’t short of is accommodation.”Fiona’s announcement made the next few days rather somber, not that Easter was a particularly festive occasion. On Good Friday the three of us went to the early morning Mass at St. Michael’s, after the service Fiona spent some time talking with Father Timothy, no doubt to get some spiritual comfort from him. Over lunch, Lisa asked Fiona if talking. Emi parledu ani cheppi thanakii muddhulu peduthu thana nalikani baitaki laagi danini chaparinchanu .Thana pedavini korikinapudu thanu arichindi adhi naku inka mathu ekinchayi .Ma muddhulatho yerpadina rasalani nenu mingesanu .Thana chevvulani na nakulatho nakuntunte thanaki chekiligintalu kaliginchayi .Thana meda mida muddu peetukuntu kindaki vellanu .Thana boddunu muddu petti na nalikatho danini thadipanu . Tarvata kindaki thana pukku dagaraki vellanu .Thanu vesukuna blue panty ni nemadiga. So, being around a white European male like Tomas; one that was so openly deferential as a man, and to an African male, and to me specifically, it was exhilarating. Plus, Mara was so beautiful! So very, very sexy! I was almost old enough to be the age of her father---but that didn't matter to either of us.As a Zambian man, and a Muslim, I could have never allowed another man to bed my wives, or breed them. That was the biggest, and most significant difference between Tomas and I; but that he.