"All right, but under two conditions" she said. "You cannot show our faces, and I want us to remain anonymous. No meeting anyone you show them to."Qui...ckly agreeing, I posed us in the bedroom, before the blue drapes which covered the walkout to the pool. The pictures were cheesy, and I felt terribly awkward looking into the lens of the tripod mounted camera, my naked wife hugging my body, the self-timer clicking away.And now, here we were, contradicting all agreements, taking risks, excited.All. That had only seemed to make him worse, and then when they were in bed later that night, she had thought maybe he needed very badly to make love to her and that was why he seemed upset. But when she had begun to give him the tenderly inviting caresses she knew he liked, he had first pushed her away angrily as if she were some cheap slut he had met in a bar and then, when she had persisted, thinking he was angry for her refusal the night before, he had attempted to do some awful things to her. Besides, the anticipation was a sweet delight in itself.Quitting time finally arrived and Jack raced to Dillard's. The location of the fragrance counter took him past the lingerie department. He saw Linda helping another customer. They waved at each other. At the perfume counter Jack asked the young lady for Tabu. She reached under the glass and produced a small bottle. She smiled at him and said, "Be careful, this stuff has a reputation."He looked at her quizzically and asked, "What do you. "Stefan felt a flash of displeasure. He resented the pressure that Eve was applying to him, all of a sudden.He was a university programmer, not some over-remunerated banking quant, for goodness sakes! What right did she have to push him around?Still, Eve had increased his salary very substantially, and he was actually very curious about learning more about the worms.He could have walked to the hospital in less than half an hour, but the offer of a ride was welcome.He liked Eve, and appreciated.