On Saturday morning I was in the office by 8 am. It was so hot in the office; it had no windows and steel walls, which made it like a sauna. I had com...leted most of the work for the first order the night before, and half the order for Monday, so it didn’t take too long to finish packing up the first order. I rang the courier, who arrived about 10 minutes later. I was covered in sweat when he arrived. As soon as he was gone, I disabled the door alarm, then went back into the workshop and. I showed my three jacks and Joe tossed his hand in saying "shit!" I raked in the pot and chortled, "My night guys, no need to play, just hand me your money"My usual drink was vodka tonic with a twist of lime and that is what it looked like I was drinking, but it was only water in my glass. I swigged my water down and when the glass got close to empty I got up and asked the guys if they were ready for refills and then I went and filled my glass with water and brought them back their drinks.I was. Chantelle was running the disco of sorts, which really just consisted of CD’s filled with background dance music , she stopped the music to announce that the back door was now locked."So, if you know anyone who was meant to be coming who ain’t arrived yet, then tough titty! They know the rules by now. The door is locked gentlemen, and what happens in The George fucking well stays in The George.”The door being locked seemed to be the sign to really start the party. Jim came back down to the bar. It's one of your Mom's favorites." I handed her a small, well-read paperback."OK, I guess," she sighedShe was getting off light, and we both knew it. But it was the thought that counted, I guessed. She had crossed the line and she acknowledged I had the right to remind her of it. Actually, I felt pretty darn good about how it had gone.Janey stopped me on my way out the door. "Larry, as long as you're going to act like one, can I call you 'Dad' sometimes?" she asked softly.I grinned and nodded.