Argh, just stop already!“Laura, you know how to deal for Texas hold ‘em?” Tiff cut in, frowning.Thanks, Tiff!“I sure do!” said Laura. “I d...n’t really play cards much, but I read all about it tonight!” She skimmed the first card, face down, across the table.Alaina pulled the card in front of her, but didn’t peek. “You’ve never played before?”“Nope,” said Laura, continuing to deal. She smiled across the table. “Do you play much, Alaina?”“I’ve played a few times,” the redhead allowed. Maybe more. "Time to get up, sweets. Donna is on her way to school."She grunted and rolled over. I swatted her on the butt and she yelped, then she turned her head and glared at me."Up! Up!" I said, waving my arms. "Time's a wastin'."She lunged at me, growling playfully, and chased me into the shower. We got to work a little late, but no one said anything.As soon as we got settled at our desks, Connie pulled Donna's file from one of the filing cabinets. The latest entry showed her as "under adoption. “I hope I won’t upset your mother, I’ll let her know how much of a help you’ve been.” So we sat down on the couch drinking and chatting away, I was telling her about how much I’d enjoyed the party we’d had and I couldn’t wait to start some real work, as all the job hunting was taking its time on me. But explained that I’d just got a new job at the local gym where she used to go. “Ah, I hope I’ll get a discount then from my ‘favorite’ nephew.” While placing her hand on my leg, smiling back I. When she realized that she had parked cockeyed across two spaces, she didn’t even try to re-park.Inside the club, the main floor was already beginning to fill. Saturday’s were very popular at Mephisto’s, even on the days when there wasn’t an auction. Her toy bag hanging from one hand, Francine scanned the people milling about for Valerie. A waving hand caught her eye.“Francine! Over here,” came Valerie’s voice.Francine waved back, a smile gracing her face, as she moved towards her friend. Her.