"I've been busy," he said. "I..." Have I offended you in some way?" she said."No, of course not. I..." Do I have bad breath? Body odor?" No. I..." Are...you avoiding me because I'm divorced and come with a child that isn't yours?" No, I..." Have you decided I'm a slut because I fuck my brother, my father-in-law, my mother, and my sister-in-law?" No! Goddamn it!" he shouted. He sighed and said softly. "It's not you, Darla. It's me."She walked up to him, stood inches from him, and looked up into. ”“Come on, John, it’ll be a piece of cake.”“Just when is this ‘piece of cake’ arriving?”“In two weeks, but I need an answer in ten days.”“Okay, give me your number. I’ll let you know in ten days.”John punched in Hal’s number, wearily pushed himself away from the bar and headed home.John knew that it was a bad idea, but he was desperate, and despite his misgivings was giving Hal’s proposition serious consideration.When he got home, Gail could tell that John was troubled, but nothing she would. .. “Yeah. I’m a filthy woman. I’ll do anything once. When I was young that wasn’t a problem. I never had a problem finding men who wanted to take advantage ... I like to be used. And abused.” She laughs. “When I was young I went to parties and they would tie me up and put in the corner with my arse in the air ... They said it was my best feature ... Blokes would take turns in there. Not even talking to me. I felt so popular ... I loved it. But they stopped having those kind of parties in the. Gary had to practically wrench his hand out of hers when food was brought to the table so he could eat. She was lost in the moment of all it.Gary wondered about telling the folks about the baby and decided that if Michelle wasn't going to push the point then it could probably wait, but he was bursting to tell everyone.In the middle of all this were Gary's parents. At the end of the meal, they gave Gary and Michelle their gift. Frank pushed a document across to the two of them. As Gary opened it.