<em>"Of course," </em>Patti said with a smile.  She, too, struggled not to appear too terribly amused by all this, but then that was fairly easy concerning how easily she identified with Kat's plight.  There'd been a time when she was in a similar situation, but it'd worked out for the best.  Better than all that even, as she and her husband were now closer than ever before, and all it took was a little spice here and there - a taste of the unexpected as it were.  Given a few moments of silence the woman's nods were followed closely by quiet words of consolation.<em>"Geoff and I were in the same spot as you two at one point in time.  We realized monogamy just isn't for everyone.  We weren't built with monogamy inside, and one day we just decided to stop pretending.  He's seen me with other men, too.</em>"  Kat, meanwhile, reached up and entwined fingertips into her husband's closer hand.  Squeezing him, she spoke again quietly.<em>"Honey, please don't be mad... I told you as soon as I could..."</em>