Pat began to take Crystal to exciting places, he would take her for long weekends somewhere. Pat liked to gamble, he took Crystal to Atlantic City. Pa... won forty two hundred playing Poker. Crystal lost the two thousand Pat had given her to play on at Black Jack. The next week she bought three computer games and installed them in her computer in the master bedroom. All three were casino type programs and taught her how to win at Black Jack. She played those programs every spare moment. Her quick. Even in my thermals it was cold."Spot," my nephew said.I looked at him."Just k**ding. How about Tanner?"I cringed. It seemed like every k** that came through here lately had that name."Ah, what other ideas you got, short stack?" Hugh? You know, like Wolverine?"I shook my head."What about Mason?" That one's not bad," I said. "Let me get dressed, k**." His middle name could be Kevin," my nephew said. "You know, for Kevin's Place."I closed my eyes as pain lanced through me."Like, you know, then. ... he has told her to be here.? A tiny voice in her mind asks, why is that important?"Crawl," and Anna again gets on her hands and knees, this time having much less trouble following.? She has almost forgotten that there was a meal to be eaten.Edward leads the way to the dining room to find two place settings carefully laid out, with steaming trays on the table.Edward sits down at the head of the table, Anna kneels next to him.? She doesn't feel "right" sitting just yet.? Her dreams are. " Well, take it off. What's wrong with a few curves?" It's more than a few." You're in great shape, honey." For my age? Is that what you meant?" Did not." Well, I'm not one of those twentysomethings at your office. They're not big enough to cast a shadow." Mere slips of things. They live on bottled water and salad." Was I ever that thin?"He laughs. "Did I ever have a full head of hair?" Here's proof." She picks up a framed wedding photo from her dresser, and holds it up. "I was a size two, and.