You surprise her with little gifts, just for the hell of it. You split the household chores with her, you really talk to her and you guys communicate.... She knows that she's the most important thing in the world to you, and you to her. My asshole of a husband cheated on me, before our first anniversary," her eyes looked downwards as she said this."Do you see anything wrong with me?" she said turning around and doing a little pirouette in front of me."Nothing at all," I said."Some guys are just. “Venn.” He tasted the word on his tongue. “I like it.” His stomach roiled and he felt a flare of panic. Had that been ... did she-“Thale is nice too,” she said and Thale felt an absurd urge to dance for joy. But before he could speak, before he could do a thing, his shoulder jerked to the side. He snapped his head to the left, and realized someone was shaking his physical body.“I have to go,” he said, his voice tight.“Thale, wait, I-” she started.But Thale’s eyes opened. He groaned and sat up,. "Very good!'" she praised, "Now turn around, keeping your eyes shut."Meekly, I turned."Ok, put your right arm up and make a loose fist." As I did, I felt a few hangers placed on my hand, the slight weight of them pulling it down a little. "Ok, open your eyes," I was told. I looked at what she had hung on my hand. It was a white poet's blouse with a ruffled collar and long sleeves ending in a double ruffle at the wrist, along with a denim, button front crinkle skirt. A lacy, thong bodysuit hung. "I nodded and we continued to walk around as I asked him questions about the acts and how long various people had left on their contracts. I was surprised to find that no matter how miserable, most performers planned to sell themselves again at the end of their contracts. They had no other way to exist."Lemiel," I said, using the name he had given me, "I believe we can work together to improve the lot of people in this circus. Though he calls you his cocksuckers feeding from the tit of his.