" Carly laughed and went back upstairs. "I'll be back down in a minute if you want a ride to school. I've got to change into something a little better...than this."Jack watched his sister leave. He thought she looked pretty hot in her T-shirt and jeans. "Damn slut. She should come down in that hot bra and panty set she wore in that video." Jack laughed to himself, remembering his parents reaction when he "accidentally" played that tape of Carly's sexy striptease for her boyfriend.Jack was so. He even sported a big, old fashioned mustache, upswept at itsends. The tune was something from long ago that Teddy recognized butcouldn't name. The room gradually filled to near capacity and then aplump man in a plaid suit swept out onto the stage and introducedhimself as Able Abelard. He told a few tame but funny jokes. Thepianist accompanied him on a song about the joys of old timeentertainment, and then Abelard introduced the dog act, which wasgreeted by generous applause. After they. She nodded, didn’t move. I went in first. In the darkened storeroom we were out of sight from the street but I could still see out. It was trashed, like everywhere else in this godforsaken city. We found a place to squat and I cranked open the fruit. The smell was maddening. I grabbed a slice with my fingers and wolfed it down, then handed the can to her. She did the same. I passed her some of my stale crackers. We shared the food silently and sat there for a bit, dozing, not hungry for the. In essence, her whole future was riding on this lunch. Dorothy arrived right on time at twelve-thirty. She ordered a martini. She was wearing a smart blue woolen-linen blend suit with a beige silk blouse and a single strand of pearls. Dorothy had to admit that she looked great. But then, so do I, she thought to herself. The two attractive women exchanged pleasantries over lunch. Both had the Caesar salad and white wine. By the time each had drunk two glasses of very good white, and had a.