I sipped it slowly because I was intending on more exertion soon. I turned and called the dogs away from finishing the water, they could get sick too ...f they ran with too much water.The girl stepped forward and touched my left breast, which wasn’t only bare of clothing but also bare of any markings. It was interesting to me how free these people were about touching the bare body of others. In my world, even if you encountered another naked person, as at a beach, it was still awkward to casually. I knew then that even if it was only once, I would sleep with her one more time. She returned, smiling as she crossed the garden; "About ten minutes," she said, "fresh scones just out of the oven, strawberry jam and cream. I know you can't resist them."I laughed and said, "You remember then."As she rejoined me and sat in the seat opposite I was treated to a flash of leg as she sat down - they were still in good shape, right to the top or bottom, dependent on your point of view.She looked across. “See? Everyone lies, even if by omission.”I grumbled and then said, “You do understand that we, as human beings, need to lie. It’s a defense mechanism.”“Ah, bull malarkey!” he said. “There’s nothing about a lie that will keep you safe.”I frowned and looked at him. “From other people, yes.”“No, you don’t understand,” he said. “A real defense mechanism is like a chameleon’s ability to change colors to blend in with its background, or a deer’s antlers, but a lie is purely a social mechanism. It. I had tarnished Brenda‘s image of my ex wife and I felt like a real schmuck. In bed I kept replaying the earlier events in my head like a chronic self abuser. Efforts to banish those thoughts from my head were useless. I was attracted to Brenda and that explained why my faux pas was causing me so much anxiety. ‘Think about something else.’ I kept repeating in my head. Don’t ask me why but I remembered one of the few times I was unfaithful to Kate. It was one of the most memorable sexual.