And it’s not him. He says I’m pretty all the time. The problem is me. I know it’s me. The words all bounce off me. Am I beautiful? Beautiful lik... Reyna? Her dark skin and dark hair. Her thin face and full figure. Would Carl trade me for her? Of course, he would. Maria did. I would.“I love you,” I say weakly.“I love you too,” he says automatically.He finishes. I finish. I clean up. He sets up Netflix on the TV. I change into my PJs (with fresh panties) and join him. He picks a comedy. We laugh.. My mouth dropped wide open and I tried to utter my obvious shock at what I was seeing. "Wha ... What is this about?" "Well, Hun, I thought you would like to see your new uniform. Didn't they explain that your undercover character is a cocktail waitress?" "Um…yes, I guess they did, but..." "But you thought you were wearing a three-piece suit?” Janine laughed. “Sweetie, this is a topless bar with nude dancers! You’ll start as a waitress and work your way to dancer." "No way!" I gasped, in. The movie choice and film times aren’t a great choice so we decide on the latest action film. Even though we have just eaten, I can’t help myself but get some popcorn. The girls just get a juice as we grab our tickets and head into the movie. The film has been out for a while and even though it’s a Saturday, it’s pretty empty. We take our seats a few rows from the back. There’s a handful of people dotted around but not near us. We chat away for a bit until the movie starts and we fall into. Gayle was the color of mocha latte."Maybe they're equal opportunity white slavers," she offered."I'm glad you can joke at a time like this," said Gayle."It's a survival trait I learned from a friend, although I do wonder if he didn't have his banter punched up a little in rewrite."Gayle raised an eyebrow, "What are you talking about?" I went to school with Thule Roemer," said Ioke. "I had kind of a crush on him, actually."Gayle nodded, "I can see that. Was he a good enough friend that he might.