“No big deal.”“But I’ve only been kissed once,” she whined.“It’s just a kiss,” he said. “I won’t grab your butt, or your boobs, or...any of that stuff.”Flo was at war with herself again. There was no woman on the planet that could look at Linda, standing there, smiling dreamily, and not come to the conclusion that it had been a fantastic kiss. She didn’t want a fantastic kiss. The first one had been nice, but when Bobby had kissed her in the back of the truck, it had been better than nice. She. When I did, her face, which was usually smiling, got solemn. Not angry nor disgusted, just solemn. She was silent for a few seconds, and looked me squarely in the eyes.“Michael, you’re sweet, but I’m not sure you’re right for me.”“Maybe we could find out?”She sat and looked at me for a few seconds. This was pretty unusual. Women tended to shoot me down very quickly. Most of them were kind, but I still got shot down. Finally Sheri smiled and had a little half laugh.“Fine. We’ll give this a try.. ” Fir main aur Aditi dinner karne gaye and dinner was very delicious.Uske baad raat 9 baje Shashank ne announcement karke sab couples ko dance floor par aane ke liye kaha.Uske baad maine Aditi ke right hand ko apne left hand se pakadkar aur apne right hand ko uski kamar par rakhkar dance karna shuru kiya.15 minute baad partner exchange karne ka announcement hua. Aur fir Shashank Aditi ke sath dance karne ke liye aaya.Dance karte waqt maine dekha ki Shashank ki nazar Aditi ke dono breasts par. They all knew that they had shared similar experiences but of course all chose to keep their own personal insights to themselves. Their husbands, confident in the social accomplishments of their wives, were free to converse on matters of business and the politics of the day.I looked around the room listening to the discussions, observing those who had passed through my portals, suffered under my whips, learned to ride the mechanism. Bright eyed, attentive, women and their successful, confident.