"Bryant shook hands with the rest of the crew and headed off to do as he was bid. He was suddenly nervous about spending the night in Jan's bed. A wee... earlier it had never crossed his mind. A year earlier he wasn't even positive she didn't despise him. He had known Jan Elliot for almost six years and the prospect of sleeping with her had been completely foreign to him for almost all of those years.Still, he reasoned, it had been a fun week. Despite how it had begun, Bryant decided that it. She opened the door three to four minutes after ringing the doorbell.She was wrapped in only a petticoat and droplets of water were running down all over her. We were already on casual speaking terms by then. She smiled and said, “I had gone in to take bath only five minutes ago.” I just said “Oh…”. She hurried to the kitchen and fetched me a glass of water seeing me sweat like a pig.I said, “Arreh, why are you bothering yourself, I would have got it myself, finish your bath or else you will. " Wow," I replied. "This is kind of sudden is it not?" Lori and I have been talking about it for awhile; I just was not sure how to tell you. If you agree she will move in tomorrow." And if I don't agree?" It may ruin our marriage." As long as you keep your promise to me and never leave me out or make me feel alienated, I will be OK with it."She smiled and gave me a kiss and said, "I promise my love and you are the best husband and you are making me very happy." With that she was on the phone. Your friend Napoleon is running" she smirked...she then strodeoff to the stables.There were other ponies milling around in the paddock, they appeared tobe my competition for the race, and all to my consternation lookedyounger than me. Around the paddock buckets of food and water wereavailable so I grazed and drank. The five mile steeple chase wasannounced and I saw Napoleon moving onto the track, he looked tired. Thecourse was oval interspersed with fences and a water crossing. I didn'tenvy.