Bhaiya aur mere beech kareeb dus saal ka antar tha ghar walon ne bhi jayada der na karke agle mahine hi shaadi tay kar di shaadi ke din najdeek aate j...a rahe the par bhaiya mein kuch bhi change nahi the aur wo ab bhi randiyon ke paas jaya karte the.Maine bhaiya se baat bhi ki par unhone sab kuch unsuna kar diya wo shaam ko ghar se jaate the aur der raat nashe me dhut wapas aate the khair shaadi ka din aa gaya aur ghar pe sabhi bahut hi khush the hum san tayaar ho ke nachte hue baraat ke saath. He felt completely at ease with Dr. Eric Kaye, and as the hour of midnight--and the New Year--drew nigh, he found himself as complacently secure as he had ever been in his life. The older professor could be--he hoped was going to be--a valued and valuable friend, furthering Kirk's career both directly and indirectly; tonight could be the beginning of a long and satisfactory relationship.Vicki drained the last swallow of her third drink, and her professor boss got to his feet immediately.. Paul shrugged. “Ask Frances.”Charles begged Frances, “Please help me out here, Frances.”She smiled sweetly. “The ‘nobodies’ are escaping an abusive husband and father, so they don’t exist as far as anyone else is concerned. If asked, you didn’t see them, O.K.?”“That makes sense, but the rest?”“Reginald has married four of us, through a Commitment Ceremony, so not a legal marriage but just as valid for us. Fiona is preparing to join us shortly. We are all happy to be married to Reginald. Isn’t. They were so successful and their game was so popular that the first mate asked if they would consider making the run back to New Orleans in two weeks. Both men declined to commit to the trip, but did say that they would consider it.They left the boat and found lodging in the finest hotel in St. Louis. They had won so much money at poker that they could afford it. They took a suite, and each man had his own bed.St. Louis was not nearly as sophisticated as New Orleans, so there was not as much.