The lack of an announcement was such a null item it took me the whole day before I realized nothing had been said; nothing from the office, even the t...achers had ignored it. Spooky.Since Beth had invited me over for dinner I drove us directly to her house. As we walked in the door she turned and put her arms around me. "Tommy have I told you lately how much I love you?" No. But that's okay, I've seen it in your eyes enough times to know you do. If anyone's been bad when it comes to saying it,. We had pairs of security guards patrolling our and your houses 24/7, because we were extremely worried about Binion's people installing bugs. But we were also worried about the guards being bribed to look the other way, so Andrew and Robert took a few days off. Robert stayed at your home during the day; Andrew stayed here. Making sure the guards didn't let anyone in, and checking on them several times during the day. Guarding the guards, as it were. We also employed Sophia's brother and his. "If you had been pregnant, I would have married you and taken care of both of you, you know that, don't you?" Paul asked."Yes, but when I get married, it has to be when I'm ready, not because of an accident. Can you understand that?" Glenda said."Yes, I can. Since you're not pregnant, Glenda, will you marry me?" Paul, I'm in the wrong state of mind to answer that right now. Can you give me a few days to think about it?" Sure, I guess we can't get together tonight, can we?" Not for sex, not for. I asked for a table next to the railing so I could look over and people-watch while I ate. It was a fascinating sight. As more people checked in, the crowd grew. At least a third of them already wore some kind of costume. It seemed that a lot of those who came to these things did so 'in character' for the whole time and that I could look forward to spending a couple of days rubbing elbows with some true fanatics.As soon as I realized this, the irony hit me and I almost choked on a French-fry..