The lone woman in the cluster lagged behind and caught my eye. I figured I could loosen up enough to talk to her. I glanced at my watch and held up fi...ve fingers. She nodded and followed the crowd out. When she returned, I told her I was not giving an interview. Instead, I would return a favor by giving her contacts.Starting with my hometown political reporter, Frank Costello, I covered how I came to be standing where I was. I highlighted Mimi, Drs. Gupta, Steele and Kerlinov, Morgan and. “I live just around the corner. So, when we’re done here if you like.”I smiled as he downed his second scotch and I finished my wine. “I'm ready,” I said.“You serious?”“Yes, I am. Let’s go,” I said and off we went to his home with a Mercedes in the drive. He turned on the light and said, “Can I get you a drink? Wine?”I said, “I’ll have what you’re having, please.”“Scotch it is,” he said and poured me a glass. As we sat on the couch, he asked, “What would your husband think about you being here. For all intents and purposes, he would seem a typical stay at home. This evening the k**s were in bed, his wife was out for the evening and he was writing a story for her. He was writing a “fictional” story with all of the elements of their life. His life was his own fantasy come to fruition and he’d wanted to tell the story but to make it slippery enough that his wife wouldn’t immediately recognize them…if he could do this, and make it sexy enough to turn her on, then he would consider his. About at that moment Jennifer got to where we were standing, and wasdefinitely shocked at what she saw. Scott still backing up with his handsstill in the air. Then as I heard David and Perk start catching theirbreath and starting to get up, I took off. There is no way I'll catchthem off guard like that again. The flight response was back in fulleffect.I finally got the rest of the way to my car and practically dove into thefront seat. While I was trying to coax the stubborn old VW to life,.