.?" Well, you see... it's like this..." she started as she took my hand in hers. "Tom and I have a special relationship..."Oh brother, here goes! Not ...another one of those open-marriage thingys...I wasn't so much paying attention to what she was saying as to what her eyes and body language were conveying to me. She was quite the sales girl!Her other hand held mine briefly, then moved to rest on my hip as her eyes mesmerized me with their deep blue pools of longing looks. If it had been totally. I’d given Brad a call and he’d invited me over.His place was in a classy residential district and when he answered the door it surprised me how good he looked! He was still a hunky guy, even approaching 30 the scoundrel!His hair was still nice and his body was in really good shape. He flashed an expensive smile saying simply “Hi ya Jadey.”I smiled openly at his old name for me and went inside. We had drinks and I asked where his wife was. He laughed and said she was in Florida visiting her. It was Friday. We were finished with work for the week. We went to thePirate's Roost Bar and Grill. The owner liked old style sailing shipsand he felt the name gave the place a style all it's own. The nauticaltheme did fit in due to the fact it was near the harbor. The owner evenhad his desktop and the bar top made from a deck of a shipwreck hehelped salvage.Mike O'Mally, the owner asked, "Hey Ralph! Are you free next week?" Yes I am Mike. What is up, you old pirate?" said I.Mike said, "Harbor. ?Her mind, however, began a slow and evident dissolve as Rita staredinto the eyes of Vije. They were all she could stare at in thatmoment. Her muscles, tense with fear, slowly relaxed as her mindsoftened."I-I?m a Debutante," Rita fearfully whispered, her voice trembling."You...you can?t...!" We freaks, Ri-ta," Vije purred as Rita?s eyes narrowed passionately."You fly. I spider. Come to parlor. Vije hungry."Grace grinned wide as she watched Vije pull a dazed-looking Rita Nobleaway from the bar..