“But I might be willing to arrange a loan, of some type,” the woman said while lightly tracing the curves of my wife’s hourglass-shaped waist. �...�But I would need two things…..”“Yes?” I asked, excitedly.“I would need something in the form of a ‘good faith’ gesture now”, the woman said in a very serious tone, “and then some type of collateral, to ensure that you do, in fact, return with the money tomorrow.”“I see” trying to muster-up my best negotiating poker-face. “And what might that good faith. I will get Mrs. Kelly and we'll show you where the problem is."She smiled as I knocked on Mrs. Kelly's door. The older lady came out, wringing her hands. She said, "I can't believe the problems after having the car stolen like that. Let Mr. Robins show you what happened."I spread a cloth on the ground so she could look up under the car. The lady did get on her knees and I showed her where the housing was gouged and bent explaining that the shaft was bent inside the housing. She asked, "Why are. Conniving little shit.I watched as he pulled her hair back so he could whisper in her ear, holding his cupped hand up to cover his whisper. She looked at him, then whispered to him as Jaidyn brought their water.Here we go.“Jaidyn, that’s such a pretty name for a pretty girl like you, how do you spell it?” Meghan asked, squinting at her name tag.“J-A-I-D-Y-N, I really like it and my mother said it was her mother’s name too.”“I love it, where are your folks from?” Kelly asked.“My mother was from. ”Karissa ended the call and entered the shower that had been running to quickly wash off. Just to be safe, she hid the phone amongst her clothes, wearing the towel around her body, when she exited the bathroom. No one was there, including Britney.Britney did knock on her door while she dressed. “It’s me,” she said.“Come in,” said Karissa, grabbing the phone and handing it to Britney. “Thanks.”“You’re welcome,” Britney smiled. “Almost ready?”“Almost.”“I’ll let them know we’re going and they.