She was such a tease at times! But I loved her, so I requested that Friday and Monday off from work and was ready for our trip.Friday before our anniv...rsary we took a mid-morning flight out to Vegas. We found our hotel and settled into our room. I was happy to see it was a nice-sized suite. I reached out for Pam after we walked into the room, thinking that we really should start celebrating a bit. She just slapped my hand and told me, “There will be plenty of time for that! Now, let’s unpack. A man of few words.I could deal with that.“So you run competitively or what?”He gave me that grin again. “No, I just like to run. Helps me burn off stress.”I smiled. Be pleasant, be cautious. “What do you do that stresses you out so much, anyway?”“I deal with people.”“Huh?”“You know what I’m talking about. Ignorant people who’re too lazy to improve their knowledge, people who’re greedy for what they’ve never earned, people who think they’re entitled to something just because they want it and. He imagined that her regular style of dress did not suggest to others that she was a stripper. He bet that she dressed conservatively, when outside the strip club. He also pictured her living in a nice, clean apartment, having a good family and being an animal lover."Who is that guy?" Ashley asked outloud, now in her dressing room, still looking at the one hundred dollar bill. She was speaking to herself. "He comes here almost every night, and tips me more than anyone else. But at the same. Francis has helped tremendously. We meet once a month and they’ve been very friendly. Most of them are in the same boat as me, widows or divorced and retired. There are a few trophy wives but most of them are older. Of course, you’ve heard me speak about Sally. She’s two years younger than me. Her husband died in a light plane crash three years ago. She’s just recovering.’ ‘Several of us get together for dinner out once a week,’ she continued. ‘The plays and movies I’ve gone to are fun. It’s.