Jim’s expletives were beyond any that had ever passed through his father’s lips. The trivial beginnings of the argument were blurred by the alcoho... Jim had been drinking. Every day since his wife had left, Jim’s drinking had gotten worse. Now he was drinking every day that he didn’t work. As his father opened his mouth to speak, Jim cursed him again, turned his back to the man, went back into the house and slammed the door shut. Jim’s hand did little to break his fall and the air bottle on his. On entering his house this time, however, things were different. Kevin greeted me wearing all leathers. I’d never seen him dressed like that before.“Are you ready for this?” Kevin asked.“Yes-s-s.” I replied, somewhat hesitantly.“You don’t sound like you are. This has been bothering you for a long time. Are you sure? We can postpone it for another time if you’re not comfortable.”That consideration for my feelings with his knowledge of what I’d been through was one of the reasons I trusted Kevin.. “Adriana?” Behind her.In the library. Adriana jumped as she felt a hand on her waist. “Sorry to scare you,” Felix said, sliding past her. His fingers caught the hem of her skirt. He held it between his fingers and rubbed his thumb over the silky fabric. Adriana watched, hypnotized. “I was looking for the restroom and thought I might peruse your aisles…” He slowly eyed her body, all the way down to her kitten heels, then bringing his eyes back to meet her’s. Adriana’s breath was caught in her. ” I replied and seeing that she seemed interested, I asked “Would you like to have dinner sometime, I mean if you aren’t married or going with someone?”“I’m divorced” she smiled, “I would love to have dinner.”“Well what is a good day for you?” I inquired“How about this Saturday night?” she asked, “I am off work this weekend and my daughter will be at a friend.”“OK” I grinned and handed her one of my cards with my home phone on it. She seemed impressed and I asked for her number which I wrote on.