.well, you know." See, Senior. I understand perfectly; and, thank you for the extra cash! Much appreciated!" Your a good man, Carlos."Later in the day... my phone buzzed. It was Carlos. He was calling to tell me that the young Manuel would be interested in making some extra pay. "Like I said earlier," Carlos said, "he really needs the money. He says he's not Queer, but, it you pay him the $50.00, he'll do what it is your interested in. Okay?" That's great, Carlos," I said feeling suddenly. By the way, did you know that your hands wander when you're asleep? But I think they were disappointed."I groaned. My hands do wander. I often found David hard in the middle of the night and we'd make love half-asleep. I knew I could trust Robert and David too - I hoped. I turned over and put the pillow over my head. I heard the curtains close - blissful gloom."I've got to go and do two tutorials. I'll be back for lunch. There's plenty left over. I've brought your bag out of the car. Now sleep. Jennifer giggled and then frowned. “If you are going to work long hours all the time, I’ve got to get out and do something, or go stir crazy.” She sounded frustrated, but that was a good thing.“Sweetheart, why don’t you get some staff to help you put together a coalition of concerned Americans and go after big picture items like quality health care for children and veterans, support for the terminally ill and their close family members and maybe personal responsibility for teenagers? We can. .”“Anything is better than being at this god-awful party?” her co-worker finished for her.“Exactly,” Rae said with some relief.Her co-worker whispered, “I’m stealing that excuse next year.”None of the women she was talking to seemed any the wiser about what had actually happened. When she glanced about at the other reluctant attendees, none of them seemed particularly interested in her long absence either.Rae made sure she didn’t look at Eric. She knew that even a momentary glance would give.