”I kissed the back of her neck. “What were you going to tell me?”“This is so screwed up,” she said. “I’m so sorry. I don’t know what I...was thinking, I don't know how to talk about it.”“It’s okay, really it’s okay. I’ve fixed it, the main man apologised, he’s refunded the whole stay. The whole weekend is free.”“What?”“Like I said, he apologised. You’re my wife, there was a misunderstanding, end of story.”“Can we sleep now? I don’t think I can take any more.”“There is one thing.”“What?”“This was. As I stood behind the partition she announced me. “Mr. Tinkerton, may I present your daughter Tina,” she said. Then the two girls walked me out in front of Daddy. He was stunned… I saw him look me up and down and then I saw something else. I saw his eyes start getting wet and a tear run down his cheek. He took my hands in his as he spoke.“Tina, my beautiful girl, you look simply breathtaking. I have never been more proud to be your father than I am right now, and I am so happy to see what a. That was not the case here, tonight.Frank, the bouncer came by to tell us that there was a new dancer here tonight who was spectacular, but he didn't know if we would even get to see her. She had transferred in from a club north of town. Apparently several of her fans from there had followed her here. They were keeping her busy giving lap dances in one of the back rooms. She was booked for at least another two hours. Bob, who had called Frank to get us in asked if there was any way to get in. "The boys will be able to stay up until10 ...?if they are good for me." She was looking at Mark as she saidthat, and he nodded. "We'll make our call, and then we can do a fire andsmores." Both boys smiled.Alison looked at her daughter. The girl was clever. The boys had beengoing to bed at 9, and complaining about it. She felt more and moreassured that River could look after the boys and herself while she wasin Toronto.Wayne drove off and went to find his cousins. River remembered meetingthem at.