" No he ain't," Danny said softly. "He's the new manager!" Turning to his new manager, he asked him to make sure the place was well locked up. "We'll ...elebrate today," he laughed, "and start work tomorrow." Start on what Danny?" You'll see," he laughed and scooped up a bag that he'd filled earlier with four bottles of the bar's finest champagne."You married Nigel?" No mate." Living with anyone?" Na." Right come on then, I've got a few ideas I want to throw at you." This is lovely," Nigel said. But I could have stopped you. I'm so sorry. You trusted me," he sobbed, "and I should have told you from the verybeginning." How long have you had H.I.V.?" I found out just over a year ago. Right before my divorce." Did your wife catch it too?" No, thank God. That was a whole other nightmare. But she's beentested several times, and she's okay."A glimmer of hope for me? "How can I get tested?" You have to wait at least a month before taking the test to be sure."Just what I needed to hear! . "Yes, I am Captain O' Daire." Carmen answered.The soldiers snapped to attention but none made any attempt to disarm the women."Captain Morgan is expecting you. If you will," The commander said extending his left arm out to their right.Their eyes followed the commander's outstretched hand and they saw a spacious garden, beyond which rose the white house which was the residence of the Governor. In that garden's main avenue, which was fringed with palm and sandalwood, the women caught sight of. He tweaked them before telling me to get my ass in gear.I knew that was true, and as much as I disliked Paul he wasn't as sadistic as many of the men I had been with. I pulled myself off Max once again and headed to the basement. This house in Montecito was small with only one room in the basement. It was windowless, dark and had concrete floors. It was damp, but private, easy to clean and cheap to maintain. It was smaller than the other buildings in Los Angeles, which were constantly in use..