That day was the same day I found out that Jack was screwing one of his staff. I would have gone straight to bed with you that day… but it would hav... been out of revenge.”I sat down and leaned back, “That stupid ass bastard. That’s all I can think of right now. My God, how in the hell can he even consider somebody else when he has you?Jo, you are the most amazing woman I’ve ever known.”“Pfffft..”“No, I’m serious. You can sew your own clothes; cook with the best; crochet the tiniest lace. “Jeremy will wear down pretty fast, and I’m good for all night.”Jeremy’s eyes are wide with fright as I pull him up the stairs. “Your room is the second one on the left?” I ask as we reach the top of the stairs.“Right,” he answers, then sputters, “no, I mean correct... yes, it’s on the left side.”I push him through the door and kick it shut with my foot as we move to the center of the room. He’s dressed in a loose-fitting shirt with a vest over it and a huge wig with black hair. “Does anyone. ‘Criminal number 88588, do you mind if I call you by your name?’ ‘I’d like that Gretya, call me Arthur if you would… but around the staff, especially your father, you should probably still use the number.’ Arthur caught himself feeling exuberant over something as simple as some teenager he barely knew calling him by his real name, it was a really stupid thing to get excited about but it did feel good. After several repetitions they settled on the close enough pronunciation then it was time to. Occasionally we borrowed a DVD and watched it on his laptop. I learned to recognise many of the birds that I saw each day.Doreen turned out to be a treasure. She clearly had no romantic involvement with Bill, she was happily if sedately married to a crane-driver who worked at the container terminal. Her suspicion was due to her concern for Bill. Once she accepted that I was a worker and not 'sponging off' Bill, once she saw how happy we both were together, she proved a good employer and a.