Understood?"Looking up, his eyes were glazed, staring, and seemed to be looking straight through her."As I said yesterday, you will be servicing my be...t clients so I hope you are as good as you look"Hearing a commotion from outside the door Saim, distracted, stands up swiftly."Excuse me one moment"Walking to the door, the voices on the other side become clear."You tell him" one voice says"No way man, you do it" another protestsYanking at door handle with force, Saim sees two of his guards. Meg was dressed in a long painters shirt, her slightly darker hair a mess. The collar would not be easily noticed unless she had a few buttons of the shirt open, as she did when she arrived at my door."She begged me and promised to do anything if I let her come along tonight." Kim explained. "I didnt think she would really do it, but here she is." I turned to Meg and said "Hello little slut, lift up your shirt." She did as I ordered and sure enough my guess was right, she was naked underneath. . I am so lonely that I could die and no one would miss me except our two children."By now Gloria was openly crying. She was looking intently at my face and sobbing. I felt sorry for her. But she would land on her feet. Trevor was already in the middle of a divorce and he would be free to marry her when the dust settled. I don't like the guy at all, but I guess they deserve each other.Gloria ran off the bedroom when she realized that I had said my piece. I sat and drank beer. What else was. " And that is?" That you dance with me."Her face lit up in a smile and she said, "Done!" She stood up and said, "Let's do it."From that moment on Ruth and I were joined at the hip. Six months later in front of family and friends we took our vows and for the next six years I considered my life perfect.Until.It was a cliché. We both were at a place where we had never been before. At least I never had, but her? Who knows? I was in Lone Tree, not all that far from Castle Rock, but still a place I.