"Kale looked around the lobby while they waited. The New York offices of PKE were nothing like what he'd expected. Anders fidgeted and looked around t...e office with exaggerated head motions, clearly still in character. Normally, he didn't fidget at all.Romeo Jordan, like everything else in PKE, looked like middle management anywhere in the world. In his forties by the look of him, he had sandy blond hair, a face faintly lined by sun damage, and a smart gray suit. To Kale, he looked like nothing. Mr. Oldham wanted to know about my meeting with Judge Clausen and I told him everything except the Judge's question about wanting to know my thoughts on Mr. Oldham and Suzanne getting married.Suzanne took the phone and asked about my date with Gina. I laughed and told her it was like dating the whole family. "They all want a piece of me," I said. "I hope you're giving as good as you get," she said. I assured her I was.My mother must have heard me laughing while talking to Suzanne. "Did you have. “Are you coming with me?” she asked. There was something that puzzled me. She looked confused and slightly scared, which wasn’t typical of her. Her eyes were boring into mine, as if she was trying to read my thoughts. “Of course, if you don’t mind my company…my dear Miss.” “You are so kind to me…sir,” she said and playfully stuck out her tongue at me. “Oh my God! What have they done to you, my poor child?” an old woman cried out, startling us. I quickly recognized her as Susan, one of. If he lost, he wasn't going to suddenly change into this cute co-ed. Several others at the table wanted to get in on the action but Mary Beth wouldn't bet with anyone except Mark, or 'Slick' as she called him."It's a bet," Mark told her. Like I said, I would have taken the bet too.Mary Beth pushed all of her winnings into the center of the pot. Mark made a crude joke about laying his manhood out on the table but it wouldn't fit, the table was too short. Everyone except Mary Bethlaughed."Don't.