“If you can’t do no touching, I’ll go”“Fine with me, no touching. Shall we go upstairs?”“No, it’s a nice sunny day. Your back patio is...’t overlooked, is it?” asked Leanne. “I hope not, anyway. Paula and I have been sunbathing topless there all summer”“Only from the house” I replied. “And there’s no-one in but us. Roger is away and Anna is at work till late. Paula said she had classes till 3, so let’s take the risk”We went into the dining room which has big patio doors. Leanne kicked off her. Funny how different people look outside the working environment.we walked to the bar and sat in a booth,more private .the waiter brought the bottle of wine i ordered.we talked and exchanged ideas and after the preliminaries we got to talking about life in general. for some reason i/we started talking about sex.michelle was lets say a bit on the lookout for a casual relationship.i was free and at this point very easy.it must have been the wine but i suggested we should get a room,always assuming. I now knew what she felt and what real excitement was all about. It was about trying new things. It was about the unknown. The two of them walked me home and put me to bed. I woke up the next morning not knowing if what happened was real or just a dream. The doorbell rang and I put on a robe and answered it. It was her. She asked me if I was ok and I said I was. She said if I ever needed them again just take two of the pills she gave me and come on over. I hid the piulls. I knew in my heart I. Don't worry about me, Nicole. I'm alright."She didn't say anything, but I could tell she wanted me to ask."How is your mother?" Not good." Physically?" Partly, she's lost weight. She looks older. She's never looked her age. She's starting to look her age." She's had a rough couple of years, baby." Rougher than you?" Maybe! Remember, I was the innocent party. Breaking somebody's heart, cheating on them, leading two lives, it can't be easy. Then we broke up. Then she broke up with her new guy.