At least you earned your blanket. I return to find you in essentially the same position as you were an hour ago so I leave the door to the cage open w...ile I go sit on the couch. The light from the side room is bright enough to see plenty and you look out at me, unsure if you should stay there or come to me. We look at each other like this for a long time, each of us trying to figure out what the other is thinking. I tap my hand on my knee and you immediately crawl out and work on. It took me a couple of seconds to realize that I was on the lower berth of an overnight train. The crotch I was staring at belonged to a guy, probably in his fifties, wearing a T-shirt and shorts, who had got on at the previous station. He sat down on the berth right opposite to mine. I was trying to get back to sleep and everyone else was fast asleep. I had almost dozed off when I was startled by something. This guy had put his leg up onto my berth. And the sight to which I woke up to was. We had sandwiches and canned soup at the kitchen counter as our anniversary feast. We skipped dancing entirely. The next day, Joey had a fever worse than mine ever was. By the time we were both healthy enough to want to do something again, I had missed my period. Joey and I learned to accommodate my growing size. We did everything we could to keep each other happy, and I believe we succeeded quite well. We were blessed with a full term, healthy baby boy exactly nine months later. It was the. "But this was fun. Why don't you come over for dinner tonight? Daniel is going to be there too. He's an old friend. You can meet him."I wasn't happy that we'd have company, but I really wanted to see her again. I told her I'd go back to the hotel and change, and I'd be at her place at six. * * * When I arrived, Daniel was already there. He was young, like she was, and had a serious look that made me take an instant dislike towards him. He had long blond hair, steel-rimmed glasses, and carried a.