After falling in love for the first time, I was heartbroken. My boyfriend had cheated on me with some bitch he met at a strip club. IN MY BED! As soon...as I kicked his sorry ass out, I called my best friend Jamal. He was at work and promised he would come over as soon as he got off. Tired and pissed off, I got in the shower. I let the hot water hit my body as I tried to cry away the pain. After fifteen minutes of crying, thinking and washing; I got out of the shower. As I stepped out, I looked. I prefer they do, but I have to let them run their regions as they see best.”“That’s giving up a lot of control.”“It is, but I don’t see any other way. And, to be honest, I’m going to be tied up with the Dante bullshit for the next three months or so. Right now, I need everyone to focus fully on executing our plan with no distractions from Georgia. Dante’s entire goal is to distract us.”“Not to win?”“That’s a nice bonus for him, but no, the entire point of this exercise is disruption. It. ’ Her face fell like the sunlight that was fading she was staring at outside of the window. I had to break the silence by asking, ‘Does he fuck like me?’ She cracked half a smile and half a chuckle, and said, ‘Do you really want to know?’ She was right, but in a way, but I did want to know. ‘Think Miles Davis, an expensive Cabernet, and being recited John Dunne and Pablo Neruda by memory, while bathing,’ she said. We both fell silent again. I don’t know what was going through her mind, but I. I need to speak with Mr Lockhead, please. Of course you may. I'm Mr Blaine. I'm sure that -- yes, thank you very much."Douglass! Fine, fine! No, really, everything is fine. I just wanted to call and tell you that I've finally made up my mind about that last subject. Yes, you figured right, then. I *am* going to want to plug that one. Yes, as soon as you could get on it."Thank you, Douglass. I can always count on you."The next morning, after David had left for school -- Daphne was going to need.