As I walked up the stairs I began to get a queasy feeling in my stomach. I didn't know what was going on but I felt strange, it is really difficult to...put in to words but I just didn't feel right. As I reached the top of the stairs I immediately realized that the shower in my parents room was running, and that their door was open. This wasn't something I was accustomed to noticing because the door to their bedroom would usually be closed any time they were in the room. Growing up with three. You’re too kind.’ ‘Of course you can. You might not get a lift now and it’s supposed to rain tonight.’ ‘Vell, if you’re sure it’s no trouble …’ So it was that Willi stayed the night – a night he’ll never forget. Or us for that matter. I must add Willi was the perfect gentleman. What happened that night was not of his making. I should also explain Annie and I, both in our 50s, had crossed the line in our marriage several times before and what happened next was not new for us. After a shower, a. Confidence? Well, no... something else. Acceptance. Yes. And oh! It was worth it!But my reverie was broken when I came among the first group of partiers on the landing, talking among themselves. One man motioned to me, and I went. He reached out and took a little sandwich, and I felt like saying "No! These are for my Master!" but he was now totally ignoring me. I backed away, the way I'd seen serving girls do in the movies, and turned and started down some more of the stairs. Deeper and. “Huh” “Put some clothes on!” Allan looked down and realised he was naked on the patio. He trotted back inside. Evening descended and Allan had recovered sufficiently to handle another club but tonight, he would limit the alcohol. He was still a little fragile and wondered how on earth Beth could still be so perky. Maybe she’d been less heavy on the alcohol herself yesterday. The image of Beth and Jose had played on Allan’s mind all day and although he couldn’t remember the guy or any of the.