She was not quite certain if it was reality or fantasy because she had been quite ill with prarie fever at the time and it seemed so out of character ...or the elderly gentleman. The older man had raised her after her parents died in an epidemic when she was only the tender age of sixteen. He had seen to her general education and had disciplined her nightly just to teach her the need for obedience and quick response to orders from any grown-up in authority. The combination of discipline and. “Well, your face is red and you’re breathing like you just ran a marathon,” Jamie replied, not even mentioning that he could clearly see her nipples as they poked through the thin material of her robe. Luckily Charlotte had finally regained her wits and said, “Oh it must be the coffee honey, it’s really hot.”“Okay, just don’t burn yourself mom,” her son replied in a cautionary tone.Charlotte was relieved that he had bought her story. It wasn’t that she was embarrassed that he had almost caught. The next frame I had a gutter ball followed by three pins. Despite opening with a strike, my score ended up 20 points less than Suzi's who was 2 points less than Mia's who was 12 points less than Kelsey's.It turned out the league rules were a cumulative total of two games. I later figured out that was a good rule because it evened things out. Some bowlers were just warming up in the first game and were much better in the second game while other bowlers did great in the first game but were worn. I knew if I did, we'd be back in bed in a heartbeat.We talked about everything, as usual. The longer we talked, the more he talked about resuming our previous relationship. This time, I was resolute. I wasn't going there again; it was far too painful when the inevitable happened.*****"Hey - log on if you can!" You around? Log on!"*****Two emails. Both sent from his personal email - not his secret email. I pointed that out the following afternoon. He said not to worry, he'd deleted the messages.