All the sudden Vanessa clears her throats and says, are ya with me or are you interested in those as she points down to what I'm focused on. I try to ...stammer an apology, but she says don't worry it's getting late maybe we should call it a night any way. At that, I settle up with Jon the bartender then help Vanessa out of her stool.As she walked away towards the lobby I trailed behind her to admire the total package that Vanessa carried so well. Once in the lobby on the way to the elevator our. I remember using a sheet of slate. If you use another piece of slate on this it will make a picture and a damp cloth will take it away." I can get some slate if you want." If you can get some for Livius and Hirtius too." I rubbed my temples as if to help push out a thought and added, "If a strip of wood were put around it then it would not break as easily if it falls." We can try that. Perhaps you could make some at the next fort." I remember how to make steel somehow but I don't think I can. This practice evolved to the point where just between ourselves, we now considered the entire interim to be part of the anniversary as well. That's right – while for most people, a wedding anniversary lasted twenty-four hours, ours lasted nine days.We shared another, deeper kiss. "It's, what, day six of our Nine Days in August?" I said with a chuckle."Nine Days in August," repeated my wife. "Sounds like the title of a book."The title of a book," I said slowly and thoughtfully. "You know, it. I looked far better than Ameet, appearance wise and I could tell that she was horny. While leaving I said, lucky guy, but I’ll come back if we need anything. And gave her a smile. She smiled and walked me to the door and I just walked away, not looking back. I think I got her thinking. We continued through the night and they got drinking and kept offering me, I took a small one and sipped. Ameet being the main talker, ended up being the main drinker as well. I wanted to leave but decided to.