The Unspoken Question: Did You and He Cut Me Off?

Peter was stationed in Lyon during the war. He would walk clear across the city to a brothel to visit Jacqueline. She showed him pleasure like he'd never known before, like he never even knew was possible. But after the war, he'd never see her again. Five years prior to that night that I met him, his wife had died. The harness is less recognizable. It's these thin elastic straps like an ancient menstrual belter like a bra from generations ago. There is no stretch left in the straps and they are worn gray with age.