I was the first to get down the bus. I did not want to go the restaurant and eat fearing what if he also happens to come to the restaurant for dinner.... And by all means I wanted to avoid eye contact with him. I just went far into in to a secluded place as I wanted to piss and get relieved of the pressure. As I kept walking I felt that some one else too was coming behind me. I thought it could be him, so kept walking far into the dark so that I can avoid him. Once I reached long into the dark. The rest of the evening unfolded uneventfully, Lucy playing the hostess as the family indulged in the other half's wealth and fortune. Although Lucy didn't mind her eldest brother's family, she had much wished to spend all evening with his naked body curled around her in bed. For some reason, perhaps due to the wine she had opened -- "In honor of us getting together again so long after our last meeting!" she had loudly proclaimed at the start of the meal -- Lucy found herself especially longing. I knew my tinkering days were mostly over. To be perfectly honest most days I didn’t miss them at all.At that time in my life, my daily work consisted of plugging and unplugging my trike into the battery charger. That and doing my household chores. No wonder I was depressed. Thia tried to get me to go to one of her doctor friends from the Emergency Room. She was sure that he would give me something for clinical depression.“Thia, I don’t need drugs, I need something interesting to do,” I. I reckon it’s a bit of old hat in these days of the emancipated woman and sex equality. I think they do all these things more for themselves rather than a spouse or partner.” Mick raised his eyebrows at me but I was on a roll now. Don’t know why, but I felt grumpy, curmudgeonly even, when I thought about Veronica’s social life. I carried on, “Keep fit classes, Pilates, yoga, whatever. Most of the time it’s just an excuse for women to gather and natter.” My phone vibrated in my trouser pocket. I.