“From both of us. We bought it a while ago and you were supposed to get it back in April, but someone forgot to bring it to Montauk with us...”I p...uted sheepishly.“Aw, thank you!”“Don’t open it now, though,” I said. “Save it for when it’s the right time. When you need something new to mess around with someday.”Heather nodded, giving us a deeply appreciative look.We stood there, mute, and for a long minute it was clear that even Heather was second-guessing everything she thought she knew. She. . my perfect wife Valerie sat at my side. Indeed she did look perfect. Her black hair shone, her liquid brown eyes flashed; she wore a perfect dress, gathered at the neck, but sheer enough that a hint of her small, perfect breasts, sans bra, were almost visible. In anticipation of the first sip, the "bite," as the perfect gin stimulated my tongue, I raised the glass higher... "I'm going to sleep with Jerry," Valerie whispered in my ear.My hand shook ever so slightly and a driblet of the. I slipped the coin back into my pocket, and Connie blinked twice and looked around as if lost.The teen behind the counter asked who was next, and I gestured to the slightly stunned girl standing in front of me. She nodded thanks, and stepped up to the counter.Her stomach growled as she bought a ticket, prompting her to add: "Some popcorn as well ... with butter. Lots of butter."I never expected to see her again. The vast majority of my encounters I don't - that's part of the joy for me,. What was wrong with him?Cathy spoke again, "You said something about that man lying. Can you say that in the house? I thought it wasn't legal."Jack looked at her in shock. He couldn't have said that! It was completely contrary to how he acted normally. Cathy picked up a remote control and started a video playing; it showed the chamber of the House and Jack could hear him accusing the Shadow Chancellor of lying to the house. If he wasn't already sitting down he would have! "That ... that wasn't.