" The kids will miss us." Elizabeth will get them ready for school and take them out to eat every night." Okay, if you really want me to tag along."I ...looked her in the face. "I can't think of anything I would like better." I'll do it. Let me ask Elizabeth now. She can't have gone to sleep yet." I heard the two women laughing and it was a half hour later before Shelly came out and sat across the room from me."Well, will she?" Shelly's face was flushed and she was smiling broadly."Yes she will.. Besides, it seemed more like a reflex on her part, not an invitation to sex. I laid there and went over baseball scores and stats to redirect my instincts and must have dozed off.At midnight I heard pounding on the front door and went to answer it. There stood Ralph saying he had to talk to Sara. She said she would be right there and she went to the bathroom to put water on her face and clean up a little. I closed the door in Ralph's face and told him to wait. I walked her to the door and asked. "Oh, honey I love you," she replied. "I will always love you. I knewwhat you were like when I married you, and I always want to be marriedto you. I promised you when we got married that I would never cheat onyou with another man. I did that in my first marriage and I hated it;the deceit, the sneaking around. I don't ever want to do that again." Oh, I'm so glad to hear that," I replied with relief."I'm sure our relationship will continue to change, to evolve," shecontinued. "It's different. The workout felt great and the swim did its job of tiring us out almost completely. While we were showering, Bobby asked, "Can we go out to that place where we were with Jonah and Millie for a pizza? I'll bet they have a good one there. We can call them to see if they want to come. They could even bring some of their regulars with them too. We could eat pizza, drink some beer, and shoot some pool. You know, a nice night out. I want you to ask around about the place behind the fence too. I'd.