"Not fer me," she muttered and stared at Moira and her parents sat around the table.Moira groaned and threw her fork down on the plate, striding down ...the small hall and flinging open the door. Her eyes narrowed when she saw the face of her ex-boyfriend and went to close it when her put his foot in the door. "Moira, please. Ah wanna spa'k to you."She snorted. "Yer screwed that dirty bitch," she cried. "Five years Quentin. Ah told you yesterday and day 'fore at bakery. Ah keep tellin' ya, ah not. " Liz placed a hand on Tamara?s shoulder consolingly."I?m so sorry. I didn?t mean to bring up bad memories."Tamara smiled. "Don?t feel bad. He was the epitome of the word?misogynist?. Treated women like objects. He put my mother through alot of hell, even as I was growing up alongside my older sisters. Mysisters sided with Dad, while Mom doted on me. Anyway...since my Daddied..." How did he die?" Liz asked."Oh, he died in a Russian prison," Tamara responded. "He pissed offRussian mobsters after. The ones from Mellanie were pretty much the same:"Benny, please call me, we have to talk." Benny, if you will just talk to me I can explain." Benny, I know you're there. Pick up the phone Benny, please talk to me." Benny, it is all a terrible mistake. Just talk to me Benny, I know we can work it out." Benny, either pick up the phone and talk to me or I'll be sitting in the hall outside your door when you get home from work and I won't leave until we talk."I laughed out loud at that last one.. I was kind of dating John, but nothing official. Mostly dancing with him at the Manchu, and a few other guys finally started to ask me also. But John was my favorite dance partner.And finally, I was letting him walk me home. And like last week, I had even left Fang at home. It was not that I was unable to navigate around without him, he simply made it faster and easier. And on those walks with him, it felt nice with my hand resting on his arm.He even rested one hand on my hip as we kissed for a.