’ The men all laughed together but as Hadley came back to the table it was clear to Marcus that she had one too many drinks in her. She wobbled when...she should have been walking straight, and held onto his side for support instead of sitting in the chair. Slightly alarmed, Marcus dropped his head to whisper into her ear so nobody else in the group could hear. ‘Do you want to get out of here?’ Hadley rested her head on his shoulder and nodded. Marcus took the lead and started to leave some money. Some days, some weeks, went slowly; some flew by depending on Jim's emotional health, his anticipation of his retirement and, of course, upon his workload. He was impressed with his replacement and knew he had made the right decision. His replacement was as efficient as Jim had ever been and seemed to be very knowledgeable.Finally the day of his retirement came. Jim's two children and their families were in a place of honor on the reviewing stand with him. After the speeches were made and the. ”“Oh my god,” Katie whispered. “She’s Sin.”Brenda gave her an annoyed look. “Yeah. Got that.”“Not C-Y-N. S-I-N. Isn’t that right, Sin?”Sin nodded.Realization spread on Brenda’s face.“How long have you been Sin?” asked Brenda.“I’ve always been Sin,” the black girl replied.Brenda huffed and shot an annoyed glance at Katie. “I mean how long have you existed. When were you born?”“A week ago,” she replied. “Here. But I didn’t have a name then.”“And when did you get a name?” asked Katie.“Two days. It said in her neat hand, I hope in this book you will be able to express yourself l know its difficult face to face! I do understand. I began this adventure for you, or at least I thought it was for you, you know why but was it an excuse on my part, I knew a fair bit on the subject so it was obvious to me to share the knowledge, I now wonder if it was for you or myself, I loved sex when I was in my prime, and perhaps I wanted to see if I was still a whore underneath … who knows , I have proved.