”“Have you checked to see what she watches?”“What would be the point? I can see easily enough what it is.”“Don’t you want to know?”“...But I do know!” Pete blurted. “I’m shit scared that I’m not… That she’ll have an affair sooner or later.”We sat in silence, me purposely delaying my response. “In my experience, if a woman wants something, you give it to her.”Pete rounded on me. “What would you know about it? You’re not married.” Then his anger fell away instantly. “I’m sorry, I’m just…”“It’s a. " What are you going to do?" Agree of course. It's about time this joke of a marriage came to an end."Six weeks later Mavis phoned again."Ricky my divorce hearing is happening at the Court next week. My solicitor has asked me to be there. Do you think you could do me a big favour and come with me? I hate to ask really but I shall be all alone there, and you know how places like that can intimidate." What day is it?" Thursday." I'll try. They owe me a day for working the Bank Holiday, so I'll. John looked around and in fact didn't see one kid on the ship sincetheir arrival. He then saw two men massaging each other on another poolrecliner. Ann turned to the Jacuzzi and saw four men talking andlaughing. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary until two of the menkissed."John...," Ann said anxiously.John turned around and was taken aback. "Something's not right aboutthis," he figured."Everyone's gay, John," Ann said as if it were obvious."How can that be? Not everyone on the ship is. Aren't you going to let me in?”“Sorry, Evelyn, yes of course, come in. You are simply stunning in that dress; as last time, you take my breath away. So young, so beautiful, so exotic. Come, let me show you through to the lounge.”I hadn't, till that point, given much thought to his wife Anna; I expected she would have been away so that he could indulge himself. But no, Anna was sitting on the couch, dressed in a very elegant black dress and holding a glass of sparkling wine.“Hello, Evelyn,.
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