They would only sign the contract if Mandy agreed to spend the evening with them at their hotel. They left the table, telling me to send her to their ...oom at 8 pm or the deal was off. That was it, no discussion – no nothing. We fuck your wife or you lose your retirement fund.We drove home in stunned silence."Well, I don't know how I'm going to explain this one to John," I said dejectedly."Explain what?" Mandy asked."How I lost the biggest deal the company ever had," I replied.She came over and. She had made her decision, which she still thought was the right one, and must live with the consequences. That did not make her any happier though. She felt bereaved almost as she had when Gwen had deserted her. What had she done to deserve to go through this misery twice and yet to be so blessed in other ways with a job she enjoyed and which paid well plus her beloved cottage? She knew she was capable of loving Gerry selflessly but she could not live with the fear that he might cease to love. I said my pleasure indeed and she giggled saying hum, ok as she hung up.The next day I was out doing some yard work when she came over asking if I wanted to go back out again.I laughed saying are you going to bring some dry clothes or risk it?She says with a smile I’m going to risk it, why?I smiled saying just curious, give me thirty minutes to finish and I’ll be right with you, she says great, I’ll hear your bike start up and join you then.When I got ready this time I put an extra little piece. Laura dances with an energy and movements that surprise her friends. After a work week and a night of drinks and dancing her friends are exhausted but Laura practically dances in the rain after the club closes. Laying naked on her bed, Laura googles Lugal on her phone. She is pleasantly surprised to find it is indeed an ancient Sumerian civilization name. At least her stranger wasn’t feeding her a cheap pickup line. Lugal means literally ‘big man’ in ancient Sumer. Laura smiles at that note and.