“You don’t seem too happy today Rick” the friend said. For several seconds Rick was silent; slowly he put down his coffee. “Just the usual hom...e front blew Wally”, he replied. “It was just another blew this time because I wouldn’t go to church, as a matter of fact I haven’t been for a few weeks and the wife gets all grumpy because her wishes weren’t accommodated”. Wally finished his coffee and for seconds digested what his friend said. “I know you haven’t been happy for years Rick”, he said.. I admitted that Pam was worth considerably more than I was, but the bulk of it had come to her through inheritance so I wasn't looking to claim any of that. Pam wanted the house. There was no mortgage so after a fair appraisal she would buy me out.It was up to Pam's attorney to arrange with the court a date to appear before it since she was the one that had filed first. Actually I didn't even have to appear. The meeting ended with my lawyer telling me he would keep me informed and when there. Sally laid back breathing so heavy and very deeply, “I don’t believe that; unbelievable,” she said between breaths.I stood and went over to the table and handed her back her bikini and asked, “Are you ok?”She sat up with a dazed expression across her face, nodded and said, “Let’s go.”The masseur was tidying the curtained cubicle with hardly a glance toward us. She walked up to him and lightly kissed his cheek, “Thank you.”“You’re welcome,” was his response as we left hand-in-hand.”We got back. A somewhat musty smell washed over them, the floorboards groaning their displeasure underfoot as Matt led his guest down the hallway. They passed a rickety, wooden staircase that led up to the second floor, taking a left into the living room.“Big house,” she mused, craning her neck to look around. She wasn’t exaggerating, the living room alone was the size of an average apartment in the city. There were two couches spaced around a wooden coffee table, an armchair, a television and a large.