I looked down at my crotch. The thought of the sponges made me hard."You know, Mr. Valence," I said. "I hope your bodyguards and you..." I heard it's ...a good show." He made himself more comfortable in the chair."Get out!" Ashley said without looking at him.I watched him leave before turning to Ashley. "I think that's the first time I've ever heard him laugh."The sergeant was smiling smugly."Now you understand," he said to me.I wished he had waited until after I finished my lunch. Lorena went for. "Fair enough. I will do my best to teach you enough Arabic to indulge your whims."They talked about the teaching process, when they'd meet and for how long. Rima quoted her fee, which sounded reasonable, so David wrote a retainer check."I'm disappointed," David said to Nora after Rima left. "She doesn't have the bulging belly necessary to be a good belly dancer."Nora slugged his shoulder playfully and dragged him to their bedroom."A quickie before dinner, David," she said. "Darla's cooking. I was helping or trying to help Trish with the dishes. Mike and Sam were bringing in the things from the patio. As we worked, I asked Trish what she thought of Mike. Her cheeks colored slightly when she told me she though he was a nice guy. Even though I was feeling no pain, my mind recognized that Trish was attracted to Mike. I resolved to see how much. I called out to Mike and Sam to come into the living room and have another beer. I grabbed three from the fridge and headed into the living. I asked for a B12 shot the nextmorning because I was so tired by the end of the first day I felt Ineeded a boost. I took all the pills and the injection beforestarting another difficult day.The routine was the same with the exception of the session with Carol. In that session our home environment had been set up with dollsresembling children from babies to little kids. Carol explained thatsince we didn't have the skills of playing with dolls growing up weneeded to learn and understand how.