Spring was our slow season. The winter crowd left with the snow, and it wasn't warm enough for the summer crowd. I used this time to relax, repair, an... repaint.The operation was making enough money to pay expenses with a little bit left over for me. That's why I was sitting on my behind enjoying an adult beverage and watching the fire.For a lot of years I had more than one drink at night to help me sleep. You see I was a homicide detective for over 20 years in a big city. I saw a lot of man's. I was just fluffing the pillow on the massage bed, my heart beating with excitement, when the door flung open.“Here she is,” Lee announced, her cheeks even redder than before. Her hands rubbed her stomach as she grinned at me. “Zoey will take care of you.”“Come on, honey,” Olivia said as she guided in a slender girl in a tank top and shorts. The girl was fourteen or fifteen, pale and trembling. She had her mother’s cute chin and plump lips, but her nose wasn’t as bold. She had a lighter shade. The chores were finished and Amanda and I stole off to the loft to relax and get to know each other better."So, Frolic….I was wondering something. Does you dad have a girlfriend?" she asked sheepishly keeping her head down as she did. I was not quite sure where this was going, but decided to find out."No, he doesn't have a regular 'girlfriend'," I giggled and continued. "He has a stable full of them. All the old lady customers to bed him, and even the girls that worked here over the summer. What was I thinking, getting a second lab/pit mix? I closed the kiddy gate behind me to keep the dogs down stairs and dropped my coat on the chair next to the couch. The house was dark and quiet. The flickering glow of the TV was flashing over the pictures that lined the hallway teld me she was still awake. I flipped on the kitchen light and poured myself a drink. I held the glass of Jonnie Walker Black close to my lips and let it fill my nostrils before taking the first sip. Typically I don’t.