Well, she was a goner either way, he chuckled to himself. Mitch would not forgive the punch to the face. He only wished he could have seen the spectac...e. If only she had punched Max, Tom would have given her a free ride out of town.Warner finished the cigar at a leisurely pace and poured another snifter of bourbon. The combination of nicotine and the warm burn of alcohol put him in a pleasant mood. The falling snow grew heavier, and with great reluctance, he dragged himself from the warm hot. My brother still thought I was the Johnny Bench of the 21st Century. I wanted him to keep thinking that, for at least a little while longer. I was grateful, too, that Emily Anne wasn't coming up until Friday afternoon. Dempsey would be back coaching in Camden Yards, by that time.By pre-arrangement, the Keys' manager, Stu Little, and the pitching coach, Evan McDonald, met with me at the ball park at 3:30 Wednesday afternoon. Rick Dempsey showed up a few minutes later. Nice car. Small SUV.. ’ He smiled a genuine smile and she felt her heart thump. The sternness of his usual expression gave way to reveal almost a hint of boyishness. ‘Why do you call grandmother Dame?’ ‘Uh… she seems like a Dame?’ ‘Oh.’ ‘So tell me about yourself, I know you don’t work for SSE but you’re not a socialite. What do you do?’ Lila told him about her charity work and the shelter. He seemed genuinely interested and she relaxed and opened up a bit more. They talked about pets, she was never allowed to have. “Well, yes of course ... although I was referring to the divorce.”“Yeah ... seems everybody knew about his adultery, except me.’ Her voice raised. ‘Did you know?”Nearby, a group of four stopped their chat and stared at them.Robert glared back before he steered Gina to a quiet corner of the lounge. “I suppose I knew, even if it was only a rumour.”“Did you know the evening you tried to screw me?”Robert took a moment to recover. “Yes ... I guess that’s why I did it. I was...”“You shit!” she.