" You did that to my friends," Maisie interrupted and bit her lip as we watched Elsie throw her husband roughly into the flowerbeds, pawing at his tro...users and squealing obscenities. "She's in for a good time," Maisie teased as I snatched the zapper from her grasp. She didn't care; she had done what she wanted, and peered towards my sister and another city financier's wife kissing passionately while hands caressed the naked bodies, and their husbands panicked. "Should be a good show," she cried. She tugged on the sleeve of the first mate and asked if there was a bathroom on board. He said loudly that the only one was in the captain’s quarters, off limits to passengers. Khun whispered something in his ear. I could have guessed what. She came back to me and said in a low but triumphal voice: “Give me the last three. I don’t know what we were betting but you’re gonna lose.” I sat on the seats on the top deck of the ferry and looked at the pilot’s house. I saw the first mate come. As I got out of my car I noticed a truck slicking out of the side alley of the building and thought I would go investigate even though I knew what it was for. As I came around the back she was standing on the porch giving two guys directions on where to put her dresser as two girls were carrying boxes in. She saw me and told me that she got some of her friends to help her move her stuff and that if it was ok that she stayed here tonight. I told her it was no problem and that since there was. She had to get some home healthcare for him. And that she was lonely. She said she would text more as she could. Era want to know if we could meet after she was off work. I said probably yes. Another text later. “Mike I am off at 4, my address is . . . . I hope you can come over” At 3:45 I text her I would be there at 4:15. She responded, “you made my day!”I knocked on the front door at 4:15. Era greeted me at the door invited me in and gave me a big hug. Other than a hand shake, it was out.
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