She hated those little games that Cricket plays, but she thought that they were so worth it to her.The rest of the work day just couldn't go by fast e...ough for her, and all she could think of during the bus ride to Cricket's house was if she dared to get Shawn to go down on her after having sex with Cricket, and if she did, would he be able to tell?In the end, she decided that she'd better not chance it--but she was just barely able to decide against it.Cricket was wearing his bathrobe when he. We sat there in silence until JJ came running up out of breath, he had run out of tokens. ‘Already? We were going to stay for a few hours yet.’ ‘But Moooommmm. Pleeeeease.’ ‘I didn’t bring any more money, you know we only had so much to spend here.’ ‘Oh Mannnnn…’ he looked so dejected. I reached under the table and pulled a twenty from my clip. He squealed when I held it toward him. I flipped it up as he reached for it, ‘But you have to make this last. If you spend it all before the two hours. The guys gave me knowing grins, but she didn't notice.You should have seen her eyes, though, when she picked up her hand. And the tremor in her voice as she forced the betting higher on the second round was something to remember. Tom dropped out quickly, but Pete and I kept going, until she finally pushed in her last three chips.I matched her bet, but then Pete looked straight at her and said, "I'll match, and raise you five," pushing out an extra red chip.Cindy's face went white as a sheet.. Perhaps he would take her to wherever her father might be rather than return her home. The ship was grand and luxurious. Its aftcastle was a manor unto itself, with cabins and staterooms and servants’ quarters. Constance explored quickly and quietly, mindful that someone else might be awake. She found a kitchen where Lord Cuthburt’s meals were doubtless prepared, a pantry stocked with finer food than that in the sailors’ galley below. At the rear of the pantry was a small storeroom. She made a.