“I love Todd. You know that, but...” Her words drifted to silence. I could almost hear the wheels turning as I drifted off into dreamland.The next...morning before Todd and I went out to check the traps again Melinda poured us a second cup of coffee. I noticed she had put on her light robe when she rose. Normally she went nude like Todd and I do (except for my belt and bandolier when I go hunting or gathering) unless the weather is inclement. Todd seemed out of sorts. I delayed leaving because I. I roll out of my bunk in the morning, and get ready to go through theday. There's one thing missing though. I dont have my usual morningsalute. I shrug it off to the fact that subconsciously, my body knowsthat im in a cabin full of men. I go through the usual morning routine ofplanned activites and Tribal Competition and drag my way through theendless cardgames of rest period. Finally freetime comes and i head tothe store porch again. This time the girls are content to just sit on theswinging. A flick of a switch later she was shrouded in darkness, the slight windchill on her face teasing her mind with a sense of fear she had never quite managed to overcome. Instead, she had learned to embrace it, to enjoy the rush it brought to her body and mind in the relative safety of solitude.Helen leaned against her saddle, staring out into the darkness and waiting for boredom to set in so she could make the rest of the way home before daylight broke.Instead of boredom she found a strange. Not because of some business trip, that’s for sure. The thirty-five year old was here for pleasure. Usually when people come to a hotel like this for pleasure, they have someone with them, but not Bianca, she’s here without her husband because he’s the problem. Over her ten years of marriage, the last three have gone downhill on the sexual side. John just doesn’t seem to be up to doing much these days, and it’s been driving Bianca crazy. His sexual drive may have diminished over the years but.