I was looking at my Mistress and she smiled then laughed out loud and told me I looked foolish, then to my surprise she stepped out and closed the doo.... “Ok, here’s how it is going to go. You are to look at the floor at all times, if I catch you doing something different then you will be blindfolded from that time forward. Along with that you just need to listen and do as you are told by everyone in this house; immediately with no questions asked. The last thing is that if asked a question. Even at the park, we might bring a ball and glove to play catch but before long, we were just sitting around talking. As I got older, the parks and street corners became bars and pool halls. I didn’t go to drink or play pool I went to see the guys and shoot the breeze. I eventually met a girl we got married and even had a couple of kids. I went to work in an entry-level position but without the drive to seek advancement I stayed at a meager salary. After work, I seldom went home to my wife but. " Granddad has the same 'court voice' that Dad has, "Alex McElroy, no games, now, who did this?" Alex hesitates and looks at the floor. "Look at me, son, you are not in any trouble here, but I need to know who did this to you."Alex looks my Grandfather in the eye and says, "I did, sir." Excuse me?" I did it, sir." he repeats."Peter, do you confirm this affirmation?" No sir," time to come clean, Alex needs help. "I did it. I didn't know it was so bad and Alex was so upset that I just figured I'd. I know it would have raised a lot of questions in my mind if it were me.We had just whetted the curiosity and I knew it would fester until one or the other would come to ask. It was only going to be a matter of time.How can I tell them that in a "past life", almost literally, that Sandy and I were "married" to each other? There was no ceremony or paperwork, but in our line of work those kinds of "marriages" happened all the time.We lived together, we slept together, we ate together, and we.