Kelly was about to ask tactfully about his unmarried state, when the food arrived.They ate in silence for a while, only stopping to agree that the foo... was excellent. With coffee in front of them, Brad sat back, and fixed Kelly with a steady gaze. Reading her mind, maybe. Oh, you don't want to know what's going on up there, Brad, you might get hurt, she thought.She looked at him questioningly. Brad loosened his tie and leaned forward, "Confession time? Or is it explanation time?" he asked, his. Jason had let it slip last winter when they returned, that Lisa had a natural all over tan. It was the same suit optional beach that my mates and I went to when we went to Naples to inspect houses.The folks may be retiring early but were still young at heart and still frisky. I knew Mom and Dad were swinger's years ago but I never thought about Jason and Lisa in that light. I wondered if Jenny knew. It was one bit of information that I was going to keep to myself one of those things that you. But…” He spread his arms in illustration. “Expertly executed.”“Thank you for your help, Senator,” I replied. “This might not have come together at all without you acting as an intermediary.” He waved it off, just as I got a ping on my phone. It was from Alain, saying I had a guest.I frowned. I didn’t have anything else scheduled for tonight. As much as I acted like I enjoyed surprises, I had a feeling I was going to hate this one. Looking out at the dance floor, I could see a tall lean young. The soldiers who went off to fight – the moneyed ones, that is – invented chastity belts to keep their women from being able to screw around while they were gone. And look at the marriage vows: every major religion has some version of “love, honor, and obey” in the women’s vows, and “love, honor, and cherish” in the men’s.” “Well, Terry, I’m gonna load up my car and head back – do you need me to come over to your place to help you with anything?” “Can’t think of it. I don’t own anything I can’t.