The initiation that followed – the sweetest a girl could ever have wished for – is another story, but ever since then her door has always been ope...n to me, and except for times when she has been in live-in relationships (usually with younger women) there has also always been a warm, loving place for me in her bed. It was to her that I turned after Fenella’s devastating rejection of me. Over the years she has been a source of quiet, stabilizing strength, as well as being the greatest lover I have. Her name was Meenu. We came to know from her that at her parents’ place, there, she had left a son of ten years of age, a son from her then divorced the husband. She came to Kolkata in search of work. She had earlier taken up residence in a nearby slum and was working as a part time domestic helper in two households before she got the job with us through a reference.Being a whole time, she gave up her slum residence and lived with us. Since ours was a family of four with my mom, dad and sister. It wasn't in the gloom of the evening, but on a Sunday morning that this event took place, but I will never forget it. A football mactch was playing in the main park area and one or two people were around walking dogs or just enjoying the park on a Sunday. My favourite area was pretty deserted though and I strolled along the secluded paths lost in obscene thoughts. I turned a corner and there he was, right in front of me. The guy was maybe forty, short and stocky and he was holding a mack wide. I guess I should start in the first few years of our marriage when this closeness started. John was my best friend from 7th grade. After Jackie and I were married this friendship continued. Many times when we were together it was just the 3 of us. From the beginning Jackie and John were good friends with similar outgoing flirty personalities they were always saying stuff to each other and affectionate to each other. There were always warm hugs and pecks on the lips but never anything out of the.