Dressed in black, she looked great, as usual. She’d let her black hair grow long again, Alex told her it always looked better that way. The apartmen...t already smelled of pasta, Alex used to tease her about being an Asian girl with a passion for Italian. He sunk into the plush leather couch, while Michelle poured drinks into glass tumblers. She sat across from him in the other matching chair. ‘So, aren’t we a pair?’ she said brightly. He laughed. ‘Yeah, well I can’t say I much liked Andrea.’. She could have stood up for herself and lived comfortably, if not happily. Or, she could have used her savings to buy another place. It would have been a much smarter decision, despite the constant reminder of her husband.Tears fell unchecked as she remembered Matthew, his kind face and easy smile, gentle hands and warm wit. “Why did you leave me, Matthew? I miss you so damned much.” The wind stole her words away as she let her grief and fear out. By the time she heard Caleb’s heavy bootsteps,. In half an hour or so the bar would start to get busy, and he would start his nightly piano sing song.If they were lucky they would perhaps get their evening meal before perhaps having to go to the air raid shelter when the sirens sounded their nightly warning. He casually watched Tom Weeks the Caretaker/Watchman lock the gates of the Co-op Food Warehouse opposite, as he too hurried off home for his tea. Tom suffered terribly from rheumatism and would have retired were it not for the war.Tony. There were four men near them checking out their nude bodies. There was a clerk behind the checkout counter. The girls took about five minutes trying to pick out a dildo that they wanted.One of the guys looked at Terri and said, “I’ll buy one for you if I can fuck you!”Terri replied, “No sir! I’m saving that for my daddy! But I’ll give you a blowjob!”The guy said okay and Terri got on her knees in front of him. I couldn’t see from where I was so I got closer to watch her.Ethel asked if anyone.