I was surprised how calm Frank was in this situation. He said how beautiful Tina was and how jealous he was of me. He said he'd tried to introduce the... idea of swinging to his wife several times over the years, and she wasn't at all open to it.I assured him that I know how lucky I am and thanked him for the nice words.Tina rounded the corner in a black lace nightie I'd never seen before. She smiled at me and said she'd been saving this "naughty girl" outfit for the right occasion. She walked. And then Jill's birthday. I had to save my money to get her something special.I was home before I knew it. Sara was in the kitchen helping Mary make supper. They were yapping a mile a minute and didn't notice me. There was something different about Sara. That godawful bandage was gone. Just Sara."Good evening, ladies."They both turned around."Sara, that looks good on you." What?" That smile."She lit up even more. It was good to see that. It had been absent much of the time since she'd moved in. My response was let me ask her about it and get right back to you, I call Marie to let her know and she asks me how I feel about it since I wont be able to join them since its a business dinner type of deal , I told her Im ok with it after all what could happen he has always been a gentleman each time we have met him so she says "how about I just spend the night with him since it may be over late ?" ( i was hoping she would say that) So she agreed to meet him alone this time and so I get back. When I returned home at age 22, it was, in my mind, for good.I demanded and made changes in our breeding programs, feeding and marketing. I clashed and prevailed with Bru on range management, crop rotations, and participation in government programs. I won Sag over on the issue of allowing pipelines to cross our lands though I supported him vigorously and succeeded in preventing any sulphide gas flaring on our lands and even upwind for 5 miles (not enough, in my view, but a major.
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