The young man tried to offer money to pay for the cab fare and the driver shook his head and said, ‘I cannot and I will not accept money from you.�... ‘Any time you need a ride you call me. It will be my honor to drive you at any time and any where you desire.’ He continued to assist the Marine to the front gate where he was met by the Judge. As the young man entered the gate the driver whispered to the Judge. ‘Look around his neck.’ He then walked back to his taxi. The Judge looked into the face. She called a real estate agent and listed the house that she and Palo had managed to acquire by pooling their salaries. By the end of the week she had moved into the apartment on 44th Street on the East side of Manhattan; her adrenaline-driven recovery owing more to a denial of her emotions than a healing of them. The following Monday she was back at work.The euphoria of her recovery lasted five weeks, or until she met Palo's best friend, Mark who inadvertently divulged to her that Palo had. I expected her to tell meto lean over it, but instead, in the final crowninghumiliation, she sat down, and pulled me over herknee. She whispered in my ear, "I want to hold youand watch your bottom get red."In a flourish for the crowd, she raised my pinkskirt, revealing my skimpy pink ruffled panties forall the bar patrons. A cheer rose up, and someonestarted chanting, "Spank! Spank! Spank! . . ."As each woman came up, they had a tray of beers readyto hand out. The first woman raised her hand. Have any problems?”“No, your directions were great. Didn’t have trouble finding the key either. The twins are swimming in the lake. They saw the water and jumped right in. I’ve been getting everything put away and straightened up a little,” Nicole said as she came off the porch and gave John a hug. She waved to Tracy, “Hey there. Did you enjoy the trip?”Tracy smiled at Nicole and looked at her dad and said, “The trip up was great.”“Well good,” Nicole said, “I was just about to make some lunch.