By the third Friday I cautiously bantered with a fewblack sailors whom I remembered being introduced to theprior week. The presence of a live band hel...edencourage me to accept invitations to dance fastnumbers with some of the black men. However, with mymind on my husband’s return the next week I declinedevery request for a slow dance and left the club beforethe closing set of three slow numbers. Months of long, fitful nights alone in bed were over asI saw my husband coming down the. Teresa asked if we minded her sticking around. She said she felt so comfortable and relaxed in our presence and she also enjoyed the sight of the cubs at play. Neither of us had a problem and so that bit was sorted. Teresa also offered to assist tomorrow with waiting and serving – she didn’t want to intrude, especially given the nature of the attendees – most of whom were my work colleagues. Given my work was in chemical reprocessing, I thought it could actually be an interesting time for. We walk towards each other and we both know, even before we speak. You introduce yourself and your voice quivers. I take your hand and we both feel the electricity jump between us. We sit down to have a drink and try to relax, but can’t. The attraction is just so strong. We decide to go somewhere quieter to get to know each other. We take a nice stroll into the Park. We find a park bench and sit down and chat. We both know what we want but are feeling kind. And so, at certain times, Gale would call Arthur, as she did this particular evening.“Arthur? Hi, it’s Gayle. Listen, I have a little problem that you might want to help me with.”“Gayle! Always glad to hear from you. How can I help?”“Well, I’ve just entertained a gentleman caller and he has left me with a really big wet mess. Would you be willing to come up, right away, and clean it up for me?”“Of course! I’ll be right there!” he answered. She could hear his excitement over the phone.“Thanks,.