There was no reaction from her. Finally we packed the suitcases and she was smiling saying “thanks Kulkarni”. I said “it’s my pleasure, I have...to take care of you isn’t it.” She said thanks again and came closer and patted my cheeks. I suddenly put my arms on her shoulder and drew her close to me. She probably took it as a sign of affection as I embraced her. I grew bolder and my hands traveled down the backside, began to force the way inside the sari in the quest of the bare flesh of her. The streets basically follow the S-shaped Grand Canal. It’s easy to get disoriented. GPS is useless, since the devices can almost never see enough sky to lock onto a satellite.We ate in a very small café with a canal on one side and a plaza on the other. After lunch, Lora announced that she wanted to explore on her own. She walked off heading more-or-less east.“She’ll be lost in ten minutes,” I told Carley. “It’s a small town, though. She’ll be okay.”I bought Carley a gelato.“Lora wants to go. Just so that you are clear, nobody will force you into anything you don’t like, you have my word on that, Ricky,” Curtly reassuringly informed me.When the doorbell finally chimed, my heart was racing. The two men who entered were gorgeous. Mike, the basketball player was even taller than Curtly, and Derrick was short compared to Mike and Curtly if a six-foot-tall man can be considered short. Mike was lithe, but Derrick thickset and broad. As I later learned, he on the verge of becoming a. "Allie! Over here!" A tall African-American woman waved from across the reception hall. Allie had to be a nickname for Alison.Dan smiled and waved back, this was the acid test. If he could convince Kate he was Alison, he'd have no trouble with that sonofabitch Simon."I didn't hear from you yesterday, Allie. What happened to you?" Kate said when she had walked over."Ah... I had a little trouble."Kate frowned. "Simon again? I don't know why you stick with him. Ever since he was left the centers.