The value of "no"

...and she said, what she wanted and needed to say at this particular moment. Without the slightest hesitation, Amelia asked him to stop the car, looked boldly into John's eyes (which expressed hope, desire and maybe uneasy conscience...) and whispered;
"Why me? What made you think that I could be interested in you? You take it for granted that I will find you 'a perfect match', but why?"
She sighed deeply and said quietly to herself - "because you are richer...and you want to buy me like a jewel" and then Amelia added;
"I'm not alone, though I'm still single - don't you understand it? Loneliness and boring life, it refers to you and your wife! By the way, you didn't mention your children, how would your daughter react if she knew her dad sleeps with her teacher???"
All the time John was staring at this young woman with astonishment, he knew it didn't make sense to answer all her questions, she wasn't able to understand him, his pain - he felt so unhappy with Sophie, but he still loved her and couldn't leave her and their kids. And this Amelia was his chance to feel younger once again, it was important. To his surprise she said "no". What a pity!!!
After a few minutes John parked his Ford Escort in front of her house.When Amelia was unlocking her door, John wanted to check his charm once again and asked if he could come in just for a while to talk, kiss and hold her in his arms. Another "no" made him say goodbye and come back to his wife.
"I've been waiting for you for an hour. Did you have problems with your car? How's Amelia?" - Sophie liked asking many questions and John stopped enjoying answering them. He looked at his wife's face - she was still attractive despite some wrinkles - and felt he wanted her, just now...to forget Amelia.

Be my lover, be my baby...

When you are at a typical Polish party, you should expect the nice atmosphere, lots of sit-down meals and the ocean of alcohol. If the hosts are middle aged or older, you must drink with them Polish vodka, even you prefer wine or beer - the must is a tradition. Who cares, whether you like it or not? No one.
As soon as Amelia sat down at the table next to some older people, the host (Sophie) asked her to drink one symbolic glass of vodka (she knew Amelia hated drinking vodka). So she drank it, then ate some delicious dishes (Polish chicken soup and fried pork chops), meanwhile the guests were discussing political issues and talking about their families. It was quite funny for most of the guests, but not for Amelia (who started looking at her watch after 3 hours and was thinking how to leave the party). Meanwhile the hosts (middle aged couple) telling some dirty jokes, made some strange remarks referring to our modest Amelia.
"Well, my dear, everyone has fantasies - mine are related to Mrs Amelia Plath, you know - what I mean", said her husband watching Amelia's reaction.
"I know, I know. You keep telling me about having sex with her and it's not an innocent joke, isn't it?" replied Sophie,"But if you do it, I'm gonna sleep with Amelia's boyfriend". - said his wife with a provocative voice.
They were talking quite loudly to let all their guests hear this conversation, everyone was laughing, no that's not true... Amelia was so astonished that at first she couldn't say a word. But a minute later she said:
"Thanks for your invitation, I'm having fun, but I have to come back home.Well, I simply need do some important things".
To her surprise, the host and her husband answered, "Oh, no, dear Amelia, you can't be leaving now, believe us - there'll be more fun soon. Stay and see, please."
And Amelia stayed and saw...after one hour all grandpas, uncles, aunts left the party. The host's husband (John) turned on the vrc and they started watching "Basic Instinct".She felt safe and thought that all those remarks had been simply jokes. What a relief, Amelia didn't like strange people, who seemed to have strange fantasies and the wish to fulfil them in a real life.
After the film she decided to leave (it was about 2 a.m), and John took her home. They had been driving for five minutes, when John asked Amelia a direct question,
"Would you like to be my lover?"
And then he answered it himself,
" I hope, yes. If you agree you'll be very happy with me. My wife knows that you are my dream and she let me be with you. Of course, she can't be alone, would you accept her relationship with your friend, Ralph? I'm sure you will!!!"
Amelia thought that his monologue sounded so unrealistic and sick... But she hadn't interrupted him until he added,
"I see you have some doubts, but don't bother - I am a great lover and a very wealthy person. I'd like to keep you for a long time, not for one night, my sweetie Amelia. If you wanna check me, we can go with my wife and your Ralph for a short trip to Zakopane. At night we can sleep together (I mean four of us), what a fun, think about it, please..."
And she thought very quickly and said...