"I'm so ashamed, Jacques. I have shared a sausage with someone although I had 'an understanding' with another. I am nothing but a whore, and you will ...ate and despise me." No, of course not. You are a lusty, vibrant young woman, who has a healthy appetite. As for having 'an understanding' with someone, did you plight your troth?" I used the English term, which she probably had not heard before, but nevertheless she nodded vigorously."You exchanged rings?" I saw by her bemused expression she had. " Did you leave anything outside that I should pick up?" Yes, there's those bush loppers..." Poor Daddy! Get the shorts off and lie down. I'll make a hot pack and bring you a bourbon or something. And I'll get the bush loppers. Want ibuprofen?"Kiki bustled around and set things in order, leaving her father alone in his room to undress and lie down."Okay. Bourbon! Pills! Hot pack! Oil!" Thank you, Kiki." Benson said from his pillow. "Oil?" I'm gonna rub it, and rub your back. Mom would have done. Thankfully Benjamin wasn't the first man he'd killed ... throwing up at this scene would've been most inconvenient. More than anything else, he wished his 'Uncle' Tony were around to talk to, but wishing didn't make it so.However, the next best thing was available...The arm that snaked out of the pile of covers on the bed just so happened to be Carol's, pulling her cell phone back under those covers."What?"Okay ... yeah ... gimme a few ... no, not a problem, not a problem."Okay, asking me to. Where did you go?" I had a long talk with Alice."Oh shit. Don't stick your foot in your mouth. "Oh?" That should be safe."What are you worried about? It was just girl talk."Was that supposed to be reassuring?May was crazy. Paul had far too much to do and far too little time to do it. He skipped Monaco altogether even though it was one of his favorite races. The memories of Ava couldn't ruin the beautiful principality by the bay. For Paul the Indy 500 took all of his time except the time he.