So when I'm married to a nice Jewish guy with a bunch of nice Jewish kids, and you're married to some —" Shiksa?" I asked."Exactly. You'll still be ...y best friend, Patrick Sterling." And you'll be mine," I lied. Right. Like I'd ever introduce my wife to a former girlfriend as hot as Tanya Szerchenko. Say, babe, this is my best friend, Tanya. You don't mind if we just hang out and talk, right? Well, yeah, she is attractive, now that you mention it, and we did do it a couple of times, but it. Before I could recover further my wife said, "Yuck. That stuffstinks. You're making this place smell like a gay bathhouse. We'llhave to do something with it." After the slightest of pauses shesnapped at me, "In your mouth. Stick the tissue in your mouth andclose your lips. NOW."Her words were so forceful and I was so beaten down that I did itwithout hesitating. At once I tasted my own discharge on my tongue.It made me gag slightly. My eyes watered."Now just keep it there. This will be. The song ended to raucous applause, and she bounced back to the bathroom to change for her number. Somewhere around Monica’s third song, a Pontiac Grand Prix nosed its way carefully down Tim Goldworthy’s short street. A man, about 25, carefully studied the cars and stopped when he saw a late-model blue Mustang. He hopped out and noted the license plate. It was a vanity number, which read “George.” He counted the other cars parked on the street. Eighteen. Obviously a party. The man took a. "She looked at her feet as she thought about that for a few seconds, then looked back at me. "Tommy, do you think it was a mistake? I mean moving in together?" I honestly don't know. Sometimes it seemed like maybe it was a mistake and other times it just felt right, but I think I did make a mistake when I gave you the ring." I understand," she whispered."No, I don't think you do. I'm not saying asking you to marry me was a mistake, just the timing was wrong." What do you mean?" Beth, that day.