I guess you know your mom and my mom want us two to marry?’ Dixie spat, ‘That’s not likely to happen. May we talk about something else?’ ‘Wh...t, Dr Hoffman.’ Breaking into a smile Dixie said, ‘As a matter of fact that’s an excellent choice and is the reason why I called this meeting… er… invited you to coffee. I represent three members of a committee appointed by the school principal to organize a farewell for Miss Hoffman. Mr Peach suggested we invite an influential former pupil to chair the. .. You did alright for yourself, Auntie Em." Grinning insanely, he continued his stand up act, "Did you see the cake Mom picked out for you?" Then leading me to a large sheet cake. "See, it looks like a carpet... carpet muncher, get it?"Subtlety has never been my big sis's best asset. We finally sat. I was still very worried about a faux pas from my loving nutritionist. Then it happened!As I began pouring two gallons of gravy (as lumpy as one of the Three Stooges skulls) over five pounds of. I had been going out, and sleeping in, with him for almost a year but that remained the picture I had of him. He had all the toys --- tailored suit; red sports car; straight cut hair; straighter teeth; shiny trinkets --- but it were as if he kept the real him tidied out of the way. I picked up a small wire sculpture of an a****l. A pig? It did nothing for me. I put it back in its place on the dustless sideboard. Maybe it was the challenge of excavating the real him that kept me with him. How. After a light supper and a drink at the bar..I take Sue to a small dark club I had read about...where it was suggested in the reviews 'it was dark, moody and more like a pick-up joint then a social club'...At the club, as it was late the mood was charged with a hint of sexual tension...throbbing music filled the hot almost smokey air...in fact it felt just right.After a couple of drinks and a few silly jokes on my part...during which time I casually stroked Sue's shoulders and brushed against.