Until the last dog is hung, until the last drink is--"Howdy!" came a booming voice, and Cindy nearly jumped a foot in the air. Gruff hands went around...her waist and a wine-heavy breath seared her neck as Art Manacor kissed her. "Haw! Haw! I see you brought your wonderful little woman tonight, Howie!" he guffawed, his laugh reminding Cindy of a bowling ball bouncing down a flight of stairs. She tried to smile and act as though his kiss had been fun... but it hadn't been. His rubbery lips, his. I'm off to the roof truss plant. We have some revisions to plan 21. I won't be back today." Okay, Gus," she said, almost sounding relieved.The discomfort wasn't lost on Gus. If he was a guessing man, he would guess that Tatya and Rocco had more than just a friendship. She had blushed red with embarrassment when Gus had walked into the office and found them in close quarters. If it was just a business meeting, why the embarrassment?He had been on the verge of asking Tatya if she wanted to go out. I hope you’re not mad at me” she gently shook her head and replied “no, I’m not mad. I liked it, except for being choked”. Ben replied, “Well if you are ever interested in getting together again, I promise not to do that to you.” Erin smiled, then looked him in the eyes again, “well” she paused “we have the room all night, right?” Ben smiled and asked what she was thinking. “I’m thinking that my husband was a very bad boy by breaking a lot of our rules tonight and that he should probably go. " Well, I'm really impressed," Tanya said, smiling. She leaned over and kissed Katie lightly on the cheek. Then she got up and started walking toward the kitchen."That was so realistic!" Tanya continued. "I could actually see the blood splatter when you were knocked down by that horrid axe. I remember when Tri-d first came out – everything looked really tacky. The special effects that looked really good on flatscreen were just dreadful in Tri-d."The sound of her voice diminished somewhat as she.