Three feet away, across the packed underground train, a picture of beauty in the otherwise drab underground, I stare at her intently, my eyes followin...g her every move, watching her lips sing silently along to her iPod, those big juicy red lips, I long to taste them, her big azure blue eyes, staring into the magazine she was reading, her long blonde hair carefully styled. I sigh, three months it had been the same, three whole months I had sat here and stared at her, three months I wanted to feel. We’ve got to stop by the Manor and get my Mustang, then we’ll be right home. We may need to ‘circle the wagons’.”“What about our friends who were supposed to come over tonight?”“Damn! ... well, this has the potential to get VERY involved. TJ said he wouldn’t be over until 9 or so. Why don’t you have them come over right now? It’s only 6:30. Order some pizzas and I guess we’ll have to cut through the small talk and get them onboard. With what could happen, it may be useful to have them able to. Geraldine liked control. Then she heard the step from the basement stairs. Her pulse began to race. “Hello, my new pupil.”It was the voice of a mature man, about 40 or so. Soft and dark. She cleared her throat several times.“I...I am afraid that there has been some misunderstanding...Can you please set me free?”“No, i´m afraid that that is not possible at the moment!”“But...but you have too!”“Both your husband and your ther****t thinks that this will be good for you, Geraldine”“Doctor. ”We couldn’t sit around too long before the kids finished their juice and biscuits. Dulcie shook my hand with a smile and a ‘Thank you, Joe.”Rebecca also shook my hand, though without a smile, but held it (I thought) longer than really necessary. “That was interesting. Thank you.”And they departed. I went about my business on deck. A few people stopped to read the board and look at the barges, but didn’t cross over for a tour. Eventually, I fetched a book and sat on the hatch-cover to read.