I could do those without thinking, without effort. It was just my swimming that sucked. I tried. I really tried. But it just seemed the harder I tried..., the faster he went. It was as if my energy was affecting his speed, not mine. I lost by 3.2 seconds. The next closest person was over 5 seconds back, but that didn't help any.I'd had enough. I had my shot at love and I blew it. No reason to obsess on it any further. Time to realize Jill was gone and get on with my life.The pats on the back and. Once the party progressed to the swinging part, it was explained that all the guys would put their car keys in a bowl and each lady would draw out one set of keys; if she drew her hubby’s keys, she would put them back and draw another set. Since Nancy was new, she would draw first. That way, each guy would have a chance to be her sex partner for the evening.Nervously, Nancy drew a set of keys and they were identified as belonging to Billy. The smile on Billy’s face was a mile wide. The other. For one of the rare times her life, she felt attractive. Bryant seemed content to take his time to acclimate his body – heated from exposure to the sun – to the cooler water."Oh, come on," Jan yelled back as she raced ahead of him. It wasn't until she dove forward that she realized she still wore her sunglasses. At least she'd worn them until her head hit the salty water. Then they were gone. She cursed at herself. Those glasses had been expensive. She saw Bryant dive to his right. He came up. “You marry that other girlfriend yet?” Howard asked.“No,” I answered. “She wants to take it slow. But, we’re together.”“How about naked parties?” Donna asked. Apparently, my major use to the salon was stories of my sex life.“We had a sexy costume party for Halloween,” I said.“That’s worth a shave,” Howard said. “Tell us.”While Howard worked his magic with a hot towel and razor, I described each costume at the party, spending a little extra time talking about Rio’s near nude display as an.