We both attended the same school in suburban Chicago and had been close friends since I had moved there three years ago. Until recently, I hadn't thou...ht about her as anything other than a friend. She was something of a tomboy, and played as rough as any of the other guys I hung out with. However, over the last year, she had begun to develop as girls will, and I was finding myself uncomfortable with her and not really knowing why.Kathy's mom was divorced and had to work the afternoon shift at a. Still her spacewas easily twice the size of my area, a reflection of her importance asthe head of her firm.My section of the basement now included a small bedroom, a walk-incloset and even a small nook with a loveseat and television. It wasnice, livable, but again much smaller than the master suite Julia hadto herself now. A further reflection of the bargain I had made withher. The walls were a very light blue, with white wainscots on thelower half of the walls with multiple full length mirrors. Lady – “It is a furnished flat. My brother-in-law owns that flat but he moved abroad leaving all his belongings here. You are free to use them”Me – “That’s good, mam.”Lady – “So you both are…?” (looking at us questioninglyMe – “She is my wi…”Di – “Sister. I am his sister.” (stopping me in between)Lady – “That’s nice. But what about your parents?”Di – “Dad has a business in our hometown but we both got better career opportunities here. So we moved here.”Lady – “Oh I see! Fine. The flat is empty. I myself opted for an old favourite, a red satin dress to just above the knee split at the side to the top of my thigh. The neckline plunged way down to below my naval. We all opted for heels but no underwear just hold-ups.As usual, the waiting staff gave us their undivided attention plus the landlord, who hovered around most of the time, insisting to double as our wine waiter.Our meal over, we made our way back to my house.Back home we got a bottle of Sancerre from the fridge and four glasses..