What's not to like? Long hours on the road, nightmares that had him sleeping with the lights on if and when he could go back to sleep. He hadn't seen ...is family in forever, much to his mother's constant regret. His last holiday off had been Labor day and he had spent it doing his laundry. His last vacation was too long ago to remember. And it was really hard to have any kind of romantic relationship when you were constantly packing and leaving at the ring of a telephone.But then there was the. "Surely you didn't want him inyour best frock?"I told her that was true. But at the same time, as I mentioned before, Ijust felt the need to get a grip on this man."He was so obviously embarrassed, and I was so angry," I continued, "thatI did keep him in the frock for a while. I am a firm believer in thatprinciple; you know the one, where your child smokes a cigarette and youmake them finish the whole pack? So I had him do the chores he'd neglectedduring the day in a dress. I told him that if. "Yes, I'm very serious."He let go of my arm and yanked his hand from Mae's grip. I caught aglimpse of raw red marks on his wrist before he tucked his hand underhis arm. "I see. So that's how it's going to be, eh?"Just then the door opened a crack and an ancient woman with silver hairpinned under a nurse's cap poked her head in. "Is everything okay inhere, Mae?" Everything's fine, Carrol. I was just explaining to this gentlemanthat visiting hours are over and he was about to leave." Mae was. It would just be once, and if you don't like it, at least you can say you tried and found out. And.....he said.....well, he said he would be gentle and show you how to do the things he wants." I had told her about my bi-curiosity a few years ago, but to hear it come back at me like this was a shock. I saw she was a little excited about this idea, and I knew she was desperate to get our housing situation worked out."What did he say? What does he want to do exactly?" Well, he said you would love.