You will have to walk a bit to view the Acropolis.” He pulled away from the grand hotel and wound through the narrow streets of Athens. The hotel wa...s so small that it was marked only by a wooden sign on the door.“This is lovely,” she said. It reminded her of the little hotel near the airport in Rome she had stayed at... Was it just last night?“An Italian opened it right after the war. Sadly, after the occupation, Athenians were not kindly disposed toward the Italians. The owner decided to sell. ”One of them asked, “How will we know that it is all over?”Oscar answered, “I will fire three flares separated by ten minutes at sunset. Use the darkness to return to the points where you were dropped off. Be careful in how you move, because there may still be lots of bad guys in the area.”The meeting broke up. Oscar went outside and joined Georgia as she watched the horizon. Several more dust plumes were appearing far to the east. She turned to him and said, “There’s a large amount of movement. Danny got up quickly. ‘I’m taking a shower. Think about it, Mom. Think about it. This is your only chance. Your last chance.’ I thought about it. All of it. And the one image that wouldn’t leave was of my son pumping his sperm into me. ***************************** I heard Danny finish his shower, gave him some time to get to his room, and then took mine. I let the hot water try to soak all the pain and indecision and guilt and sadness away. Of course, it didn’t work. In my bedroom, I was about. She was wearing a blouse that buttoned down the front and she would slowly open each button and dancing in between. She was ignoring the guys sitting at the rail who were holding dollars for her. By the end of the first song she had opened all of the buttons of her blouse and had flashed a few times but had taken nothing off.As the second song began the crowd began to encourage her. A chorus of 'take it off' started softly and grew in volume and intensity. For some reason Ellen found this very.