David.? I was stunned when I saw the man behind the desk getting ready to stand up. I tall muscular black man with the largest hands I think I ever sa.... He extended his hand out to me as we shook hands. ?It’s finally nice to meet you David. Brook told me all about you.? He must have stood around 6’10? as I looked up at his smiling face. At least I had one thing right. He was in his forties. The look at this guy the way his muscular body was bulging out around his dress shirt told me he must. Lori said once she could play the piano, but he knew that from back in Tennessee. He’d sworn to himself some day he’d get her one.Lori walked down and looked at the cloth, “It is pretty.”Jared pulled more out, “Here, feel it Lori.” He glanced at Dalton again while he let his right hand rest lazily on the Colt strapped to his right hip.Hoping to get Jared and Lori out of his store before any customers came in Dalton scurried down, “That’s fine cloth, an excellent choice. I’ll cut some off for. "Oh, sorry about that. My name is Jessica, and I'll be taking care of you while you're here!" she announced with a huge smile, another common greeting from her waitressing days."Well thank you, Jessica. If I may ask, you seem quite overdressed for busing tables. Much different than most of the other waitresses in here," he noted her white professional blouse with black vest and skirt."Oh, well you see, I usually work on the business side of things," she explained. "But today was a particularly. “My friend, Contessa Helena de San Finzione, everyone.” I commanded again once I felt I was far enough away from Lucinda. I started applauding, and the mixture of applause and clinking dishware returned. “I’m sorry, I couldn’t contain my excitement any longer. I’m from America you know, everyone says we’re rude like that. And I’m so proud of my gift that I just couldn’t contain myself any longer and just had to be first.” I looked in Lucinda’s direction. “I’m sure there will be better, more.