“Just, you know, all the lovely furniture and books on the walls ... was that Dante’s Inferno in the display case?”“Si. Er, yes.” Lucinda re...lied. “A first edition. I like the illustration.”We walked on for a moment before I continued.“The Circle of Lust, isn’t it?”“Yes. The second circle, an endless, warm, wet whirlwind.”I had another thought as we reached the door.“Isn’t one of the souls writhing in torment in that whirlwind for all eternity supposed to be Helen of Troy?”“Yeeees.” Lucinda. " Thank you Mama that's a fine compliment, what do you think Herman?" Yeah Mama, that makes us feel worthwhile. Do you have a particular design in mind?" We have some of their brochures with us, we've thinned it down to two homes, would you like to look at them?"Annie cleared the table and Bruno spread out the brochures and the floor plans. We all gathered around them and Herman and Fred asked a lot of questions, jotting down the answers on a piece of paper Annie supplied."What stage of. "We all laughed at that. I looked at Britt and smiled. I knew those sleeping bags could be zipped together! The evening drew to a close and we escorted Missus Thornton back to her home. She asked us to come in for a moment. She said, "Your marriage is still a year and some months away, isn't it?"Britt answered, "Yes, Ma'am. It's going to be a long wait but Chad's worth it."Missus Thornton looked me over and said, "Yes, I think so." She smiled at us. We were holding hands again. She said, "This. He wasn't my type but there was just something about the way he looked at me that made me instantly wet. I was 5'9 and a little on the thicker side. Think black kinky curls and 42 Double D's and a little extra package at the back. It was a rainy friday night and i just got off the treadmill, showered and began walking upstairs towards my condo door when he called my name. I wasn't the type to go to the condominium gym late at night but since it was in my eyes safe, it became a habit as i knew.