After spending several hours in the living room, mostly listening to the men talk, Alice's husband went to the kitchen and returned with the dishes, setting them on the table. I immediately stood up, as did Alice, to help set the table. As we worked, I felt my husband's arms encircle my waist from behind. He moved my hair away from my neck, making me shiver with the warm kisses he planted there, causing my skin to tingle. Though I thought these gestures were just Mark putting on a show for his family, acting the part of the loving husband, the excitement I felt was real. Yet, it pained me...