"I knew from past experience that her self-esteem was at an all-time low, her wallet was almost empty, and she was desperate. Facing her parents again... was the last thing on earth she wanted.She roused my maternal instincts and I said, "If you had a job you'd be ok for a while?"She nodded yes and I sat silently thinking. They always needed people where I worked; maybe I could ask a favor of a few people and get her on. That wouldn't guarantee my relationship with her, but it would be a start. I. He invited me in and said his wife was in the bathroom, would I like something to drink, I told him an ice tea would be great. He came back from the kitchen with 2 glasses of ice tea and 2 blue pills, that he said his wife wanted both of us hard as long as possible.Well I was born to seek adventure and we both swallowed then, and sat down, and started to get naked waiting for the main event.We were making small talk about our sex lives as his wife came out of the bed room wrapped in a white. We didn't discuss it. I didn't cry or throw a tantrum or beg him not to leave me. It was not my place; I was a married woman, having an affair with a younger man. But, I was so fucking jealous I didn't think I could stand it.There had been one letter from Danny which began with two short paragraphs telling me how much he missed me. The diatribe, which I recognized word for word from a previous letter, ended abruptly. From there he described the devastation the fires had left and the futile. ‘Y’know, I really want to kiss you, but I don’t know what the neighbors would think,’ Laurie continued. ‘Not that I really care what the neighbors think, but still, it’d probably be good to come inside.’ It was obvious she was reluctant to let me go. She hated the idea of removing herself from me as much as I did. Still, if a kiss was going to rile the neighbors, my carrying her, clinging to me like a koala bear, would probably elicit a similar reaction. Then again, if there were any nosy.