Their affair lasted until Jane’s husband, returning home unexpectedly one day, found them in bed together. He fired Agnes on the spot and gave Jane ...a spanking, which led to the best sex they’d ever had. For a moment, Jane thought she saw a way to make her marriage exciting, but when it was over he was cold and distant. He told her that he couldn’t afford scandal in his position, and that if she did something like that again he’d see to it that she ended up on the street without a penny.After. Things went from casually relaxed to a bit more tense when Lane piped up as they were enjoying an after-dinner drink."So ... I have set up an appointment for Doug at Fineman. There is some screening process they have to go through first, genetic markers, and the like." She smiled at everyone around the table as if this were some everyday occurrence.Christine and JJ both swiveled their heads to look first at each other, then both looking at Doug. He had a look on his face like a deer in the. Houston had a gorgeous skyline, and it was the largest city we'd been in since Chicago. A feeling of deep regret passed through me at the sight of it. A shiver. All those people -- gone. All that civilization -- wasted.It occurred to me that we could just stay there, in Houston. I mean, there were hospitals in Houston. If we could occupy a hospital in San Antonio, why not do the same here? Why make the trip at all? San Antonio had made the most sense, as a destination, when we had been making. I know enough, though, from her words, to know that she is a beautiful person. A good soul. A generous spirit. One of those people who when they become your friend, they are one hundred percent committed to being selfless.The kind of person who says, “thank you” and actually means it.The other night I made a passing comment about something in an email, and added, “unless you want to hear my sordid fantasies”. I added an LOL just so she wouldn’t think anything ill of my comment. It was meant.