He had left a tip, not much, but a tip all the same. Michelle pocketed the pound coin as she cleared away the things from the table, smoothed out the ...over and straightened the condiments. Wistfully, she glanced up through the shop window to see him climb into a car, the manufacture of which she didn’t recognise. A small “oh” escaped her lips as he drove away. “Beautiful wasn’t he?” remarked one of the ladies sitting close by. Michelle replied that she hadn’t noticed, but the old woman just. Tracy had me walk around in that single bitof covering, holding my arms out to the sides with my wrists limp,while I took small mincing steps. She decided I needed something elseto complete the look and came up with an old fur muff she had picked upin a vintage clothing shop. I put my hands in it and did another walkof shame for her. She kept saying how it made sense that, with all myother likes, the latex and fur would also appeal to me. I wanted tojust run away and hide. Instead I held. .. thing. Brad was at college now, playing football, and he'd never answered her letter, dumb jock, but she didn't really like Brad all that much, and she didn't really like Clyde—he was too big—he fell out of the bed almost every night."What is it, honey?" Her mother was standing in the doorway."Nothing," Haley moaned. "Go away."Normally, Haley was not rude to her mother. They weren't pals, exactly, but they got along. Haley's mother turned to Gloria, who was also in the doorway, trying. At length Barbara started to undo the buttons of her blouse. Hank took her hand and, pulling her to her feet, kissed her once more and then, as she tore off her clothes, began to undress himself. She ran to the bathroom to do her teeth, ran back and jumped into bed."Slowcoach!" I'm not as young as I used to be." Pooh!"Hank went and cleaned his teeth and then slid in beside her taking her in his arms as he did so. Not another word was said as a kiss signalled the start of a long and gentle dance.