When Diana had told them they were to become Familiars for the evening, the cats had reacted with their customary sangfroid. Diana was good to them an...d had promised several mouth-watering treats as a reward. But the bright light and howling siren-like noise (the alarm and public address systems had also been activated by the clumsy oaf of a Captain), had caused the six pussy cats to lose all interest the evening's occult enterprise. All they wanted was to hide under Diana's bed.The Lady. She had been chosen by a graduate student that she actually knew - albeit slightly - and her test drive had been wonderful.Joseph Hayden had proven to be a considerate lover, attentive to her needs, and his choice for a second concubine was a slightly-older-than-Jillian graduate student majoring in music, as was Jillian. The pair of them complemented each other in looks, interests, and temperament.He had status, too. Having served in the reserves, Joseph had been made a provisional sergeant. A. Mike was right. I didn’t “just” fall in love with James.It started out innocently, at least on my part, with the occasional lunch or a drink after work. I didn’t think much of it at the time, but looking back, I don’t believe that James intent was innocent.James was attractive, not appreciatively more than Mike, just different, and his charisma just drew me in until I was caught like a fly in a spider’s web. I know now, and SHOULD have known then that I should have broken away from James, but. "Without talking, you would leave the kids and me. Why?"I explained, "I think it's waste of time, the only result would be too much emotion, anger and hatred."She tried the reconciliation possibilities, "A second chance for our children?"I closed her hopes for reconciliation, "Linda you had a long time affair with the neighbor. Not a one night drunken affair with a stranger."She tried this again, "If I promise I'll be faithful in the future and..." I won't live with a cheater. My intent is to.