.. shook my hand ... and handed me two small velvet boxes."You're going to need these. Really soon."I slipped them into my jacket pocket. "Thank you. ...hat do we owe you?" They're on the house. when you're ready to upgrade, come see me. I'll set aside the nicest stone." 'Make it three, earrings and a ring. Nothing gaudy. No larger than a karat each. Emerald cut, I don't like round stones.'" Wendy thought it to me and I relayed."My, you do know your mind, don't you." I might be a kid, I might get. Got to do something to kill time since we can’t go out of the hotel.”Hmm. I haven’t really tested if my shield will let me breathe under water for sure.When I got down there I recognized Mary and Paul from my middle school. I never even thought about it until now, but we had a lot a Mary’s in my school. I bet it was the most common name in my school.The girl that brought me over was Alisa. She introduced me to Tracy and Peter.“So are you three in the choir,” I asked Peter, Paul, and Mary.“Huh?”. It was much different being in the moment. Mike saw my trepidation and offered me a blowjob and maybe one in return then. I just froze. Mike put the money back in his pants and his smile disappeared... He asked how much would it take then. I just wanted him to leave. Once again I thought of a crazy number he couldn't possibly have on him. To my amazement, Mike had it on him. He slammed the money on my desk and started taking his clothes off. He had called my bluff. I was wearing my sweatpants. The two girls thought it was impulsive, and that's all that counts, right? I quietly made several telephone calls and pulled in some favors. Everything fell neatly into place, as I had hoped - prayed? - they would. Clout is really nice to have when you need it.That night at dinner I announced I would be in charge of the entire next day. They could like it or not, tuff shit. I told them they could call their friends and cancel any plans, as I was not taking "No" as an answer from either one of.