”Nick frowned. “Maybe the other...”“I’m not Jesse’s type,” Ainsley cut him off. “That was a one-time release of stress for both of us....And I never promised to serve him.”Nick turned to glare at her. “I don’t need you to serve me like that, Miss Davenport. I just need you to be my true and faithful lawyer.”“I didn’t ask if you needed me for anything, Nick.” Ainsley reminded him. “I asked if you wanted me.”“I’ve had you, Ainsley,” Nick said harshly. “Why would I want to do that again?”“Because. It seemed to Tom that his friend had learned a lot over the past few months. He said, “I’m really impressed that you took a college course. That must have been very hard for you to do.”“The material wasn’t that hard,” Dan said shrugging his shoulders.“I don’t mean the course itself. I know that you can handle that, you’re a smart guy. I meant signing up for it in the first place,” Tom said.He had laid in that bed watching Dan struggle to get through his classes in high school. There were a lot. They left to go to eat. They went to a steakhouse they liked. When they started eating he told her about the staff meeting.When he told her about the vote and how it went she raised hereyebrows. She asked, "What did you decide? It is hard to go againstsomething when everyone is telling you to continue wearingdresses." He said, "I told them I probably would continue for the rest ofhis week but made no promises after that. I hope that is all rightwith you. I guess I got caught up in all of. The stage was at the far back wall. We got there in between sets and the doorman seated us up near the front because it was not very busy that night. Maybe a dozen other people there. Three black men came on stage and began to play. They were very good. We really enjoyed the show they put on. There was a “tip” jar at the edge of the stage and people would put money in the jar from time to time. Kathy said we should put some money in to show our appreciation. I agreed and handed Kathy.