Y'all come inand make yerselves at home," I said motioning them into our temporaryresidence."I thought you said she knew of me already, Tibius?" The o...der man'sthoughts said in my head. I looked back into the lounge room and sawJack smiling.I nodded my appreciation, though I already knew what would be said."Indeed, I do know who you are, High Counsel. I also know why you havedecided to pay us a visit. Do have a seat."I waited for our esteemed guest to sit down before I started. " I was suddenlynervous did she know?"Sara, No you're Sean and you hide it perfectly, but I can tell. I couldtell the first day I met you a few years back. You went to great lengthsto hide her, but I have seen this woman before me for a long time. I amhappy to see the real you finally." I sighed as I couldn't deny it. Shesmiled softly."I am doing this all to get published." No one goes as far as you have just for a book. No you could have beenconvincing with a bit of practice. But. "Well, I tell you what. How about, if I win, I get something of yours that I want," she said, grabbing his crotch in her right hand. Moving her left hand enticingly up to her chest, she added, "...and if you win, you get something of mine that you want." Okay," Sam agreed, thinking that he was just one game away from the best lay he'd ever have, "What's the game? Straight? Nine-ball? Carom?" Simple Eight-ball." Evette answered confidently as she strolled over to the end of the table and began. “Hey, what in the fuck is this?!” Tiffany asked. She pointed from her Jack of Diamonds to Molly’s identical card. Everyone had displayed a face card or an ace.Phil gently extracted the deck from Hailey’s hands and spread them out. The lowest card in the deck was a nine – and there were eight of them.“Pinochle,” he said, chuckling. “It doesn’t use cards lower than a nine. We won’t be playing poker with these. I guess you and Molly need to draw again. You both have the low card. Hailey has the.