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husband-placating cadences of RickyтАЩs wife Lucy. тАШNo, of course not, no,
how can you say that, Ricky? You just startled me, thatтАЩs all. I didnтАЩt hear you
come in. I thought I was all alone.тАЩ

тАШYeah? Well, youтАЩre not all alone now. You happy to see me? Come
and show me youтАЩre happy to see me, querida.тАЩ

Ricky, it became clear, was not made nervous by double beds, nor
did he think they were only for use by the terminally tired at bedtime. Sex
with him was pretty sen-sational. Gina was very late for work the next day.
First she overslept, then Ricky wouldnтАЩt let her up.

тАШLook, IтАЩd love to stay in bed all day, but I canтАЩt,тАЩ she said, laughing,
gently disentangling herself from him. тАШI have to work.тАЩ

тАШWhy? Do it later, do it when IтАЩm at work, tonight. I donтАЩt mind a little
dust.тАЩ

тАШIтАЩm not talking about housework - I mean my job.тАЩ

His face darkened. тАШJob? DonтАЩt I make good money, my wife goes
out to work?тАЩ

тАШItтАЩs nothing to do with you - I mean, itтАЩs my choice, I like my job - I
had it before I met you - why shouldnтАЩt I have a job?тАЩ To her own
amazement she heard herself babbling as if it mattered what he thought, as
if she must, at all costs, placate him.

тАШRicky RicardoтАЩs wife does not have to work,тАЩ he said sternly. Then,
more gently, sweetening it with kisses: тАШI donтАЩt want you to be out there
working for strangers, wearing yourself out. I want you here, making a nice
home for me.тАЩ

тАШBut - but IтАЩd get bored here alone all day.тАЩ

тАШYou donтАЩt have to stay in all the time. IтАЩm here in the mornings. In the
afternoons you can come to the club and watch me rehearse, or go out
shopping. I know how you love to shop! DonтАЩt waste your time on some silly
job.тАЩ

тАШBut, Ricky -тАЩ

тАШNo buts!тАЩ He landed a playful slap on her bottom, and she jumped.
тАШGo cook my breakfast, mujer, I am starving!тАЩ
 She went out as if obediently to the kitchen, but really to turn off the
television. She felt guilty doing it, and knew she would miss him, but it
meant she was able to get dressed and go out to work without having to
cook his breakfast.

It wasnтАЩt so easy to cancel out the memory of him. She hadnтАЩt had sex