” I said simply and lead him into the bedroom. He stopped dead at the entrance and pulled back on my hand lightly. “Sachiko, what are you doing?�... he said softly but with a hint of worry. “James, I can't sleep. I don't want to be alone right now. Please....” I trailed off.He stood there and shook his head and said “No... your not thinking clearly. You don't know what is happening and your making a mistake, a big one. Don't do this... in the morning you will understand, even if you don't right. Being mid-October the shelves were filled with boots. We wandered up and down the aisles for a bit, her commenting on styles and what she did or didn't like about them. Finally, she found a nice knee-high pair with a modest 3" heel she wanted to try on. She found a pair in her size and sat down on the bench in the aisle, and then held out one foot. Taking my cue, I dropped to my knees and began undoing the delicate strap of her shoe, her fine size 7 in my hand at last. Her pedicure was as. I hated him because he hurt me. I hated him because he hurt me, and he couldn't have cared less."Aaron wouldn't do the same for you," I said quietly, when Seth said nothing. "He wouldn't do the same thing for anyone."Seth looked thoughtful for a moment, and then nodded to agree. "But we're not Aaron."I felt exasperated. "That's not even fair."Seth let out a breath and turned in his seat to face me, a near impossible task with me leaning into his side the way I was."I know he's lacking... a lot. I sweep my arms several times to make sure I get most of it."Clumsy me and I didn't even have any drinks. Oops!"I get up and exit to the bedroom. What they do now is not my problem.A half hour later Jacob comes in and undresses."Poker game over?" Yes because of you. Tony was winning. He's pissed." What for? He won then." We don't know how much each of us had so we went back to our original money and called it a night." So you got your money." It's not fun if you don't win or lose. Carrie? You.