The requirements were simple enough, provide a keg and snacks. The party would rotate among the group of twenty-somethings, and tonight the poker part...y was at Frank’s and Ronnie’s apartment in Salisbury.Two of the guys were volunteer firemen, and for once they were neither too drunk nor too far away to respond. Tossing their cards down in disgust, they stood and made their apologies. A wife and a live-in girlfriend grabbed jackets and followed the men down to their cars, and suddenly the group. B had taken up a seated position and was just looking around at people coming and going out of the Starbucks.I looked at Buddy.“Buddy,” I called out, “Leave her alone!”Buddy glance back at me and then repositioned his nose right back where it has been for the past few minutes.“He’s fine,” Tasha replied. “I think he likes me.”“He should,” I dutifully replied, “I mean, look where his head is.”Tasha blushed as she looked down at Buddy, as she continued to massage Buddy’s ears.“You like it?” she. Erika finally got up and ushered Sue into a seat at the table. Sue movedwithout any resistance as she dropped into the chair and then held herhead in her hands as she cried. Alex and Erika were on either side ofher, but made no move to console her. They both understood that what wasSue needed now was to get through this and to finally decide what wasimportant in her life. Was she going to resolve to cut Bob out of herlife once and for all, or was she going to realize that things were. Her friend was reading a newspaper over in the comfy chairs, in what they’d christened ‘their corner’. Lara smiled, walked over and they hugged and set about their usual Saturday morning girlie chat. After a few minutes Sally asked if Keith had got in touch, because he’d asked for Lara’s email. Lara looked down to pick up her coffee, and as casually as she could muster, she said yes he had. Well that lack of eye contact, coupled with the fact your face is the same colour as a Ferrari certainly.