It would be nice to have my bed to myself for a night. "Sure." I rose on tiptoe to kiss his cheek. "Sleep well." You, too."It was only as I slid betwe...en the covers and turned out my lights that I realized I hadn't heard from Margay. Well, it was past eleven--way too late to call now. I'd just have to call her tomorrow.I woke the next morning full of anticipation and elation, even before I realized what day it was."Merry Christmas," I whispered to myself as it hit me.I looked at the empty place. I guess it must have worked, we've been married three years now, and we're going to have our first child." That's great!" I capped him on the shoulder. "My wife is pregnant too. I've have a great idea, how about you and your wife come over to our house for dinner this weekend? The wives can talk about babies, and I can show you some of the things that you were doing wrong in the ring." I'll check with Cindy, I'll give you a call later this evening and tell you if she has something planned or. "Crap I do look like a fuckin' sissy. With all this fuckin' jewelry andmakeup how can I get out of here? Fuck! I can just see myself walkingdown the fuckin' street dressed and looking like this. I wouldn't lastfive minutes without some shit head beating the fuckin' crap out of meor worse. Shit even if I had on jeans and a grungy tee with this facialjewelry I'm still a dead man. Damn Mom! Why did you have to leave mewith these crazy schizoid bitches?" he said to his reflection then. " And this battle?" Russians against the Turks. But you ... Aren't you a shade? Are you real?" Sadly, I am real. I await Apollo."We have a good deed to our credit in fighting the Amazons, who came from the river Thermodon and invaded the land of Attica. – Herodotus, The History 9.27"Have you ever read Diodorus?" Sorry. What did you ask, child?" Have you ever read Diodorus?" The Sicilian?" Yes, ma'am. Diodorus Siculus." Oh, yes. I have read his many books. I don't think much of him." Do you.