"She was still smiling as she strutted away flaunting her backside. SoMelissa was a Good Time Girl. Or was going to be one, anyway. Henever would h...ve guessed it consciously but something had put thethought into his head. She was cute. Not 'bombshell' cute, but cutenone the less. More of a waif, really. Angie was closer but none ofthe waitresses exactly had that heart-stopping sultry look that oneassociates with Good Time Girls. Then it struck him where he was.These girls were being. And then he could walk back, and live the rest of his days having witnessed the glory of God. He could then teach those that would come after him and if fate would have it so, help the next Pilgrim prepare for his own difficult journey.'Perhaps, ' he thought to himself, 'I am getting too far ahead in my thinking. My journey is still far from over, and yet here I am: my feet dead as wood, my legs heavy like rock, once again on the climb. All I've loved and known left behind perhaps forever, and. I have had the devil of a time working within what his wishes were."Anyway, I have kept the business intact, by having one of his competitors run it as his own. It is actually worth as much or more now than when Akita died. There is a standing offer by this same person to purchase the business."Thea asked. "Just what is the business? Ed has never said and you just mention his business never saying what it is." Oh, I'm sorry, I thought you knew. It is an import, export business dealing in. " Oh, sure, because you are the harshest, angriest, most violent person I ever knew! Ever!" She laughed, mocking me. "I know you're into the S&M thing, ok?" What?” Somehow, she knew. That was a surprise. “Ok…” I had to agree, “No one would know I'm into this sort of thing." I felt like asking her who told her that, but we had at least two close friends that could have given her this information, and I didn’t want to make the conversation about them. "Just like no one ever knew I was into.