Um. Well. OK." She laughed self-consciously. "This is harder than I thought." I'm not pressed about a gift, Honey." I put my arms around her. "You're ...ere every morning. That's gift enough." Well, I know that things aren't the same between you when I'm around."I looked at Alex; he shrugged. "Things are fine. What do you mean?" I mean, like, he doesn't call you 'sir' around me." He doesn't call me 'sir' around anyone. I'm surprised you know he calls me that." I've overheard it a couple times.. Her heels and mine made us almost the same height .We just looked at each other for several minutes our smiles brighter than the ceiling lights.Aunty Bev took my hand and led me to the sofa and we sat together on the edge.“ Now then I am going to tell you some things about Aunty Bev, after you can ask me anything, ok”I nodded and sipped my drink, anxious as to what was coming next. Aunty Bev cleared her throat, took a long drink of whisky then began…“ You were just a baby when Uncle Fin was. I cannot say that I was initially blown away by his story, but he was unbelievably hot and intriguing. I felt like a hungry dog hoping for scraps to be thrown my way at the back door of a dingy diner. Much as I had by now decided that he wasn’t relationship material, the promised of a cheap thrill was uppermost on my mind. Maybe, just maybe, something might materialize from our interaction, I hoped.When we had finished dinner and the dishes had been washed, again with a multitude of. .. huge hand carved gold foiled framed paintings of the Kings, Queens, Governors, Admirals, Generals and Factors from the present Elizabeth back to Victoria graced the walls. If the person was a mover and shaker of old Hong Kong their portrait hung in the Ming ... old hat to the regulars ... I was in awe.The Royal Table was occupied by a woman girl unmistakably part of the Royal family ... and a sleazy looking man who stood as we approached. Oh ... I got the eye, alright. From the “gentleman”.