”After he walked away, I said, “Sorry, Mary, waiters always seem to approach the gentlemen in these places.”“I’m used to that, which is why ... often have food sent up to mah room to eat when travellin’.”“So why go through all that you have done tonight to dine down here with me?”“Why not? I had a great day pretending being a normal person again for once, and I wanted a normal dinner date to round off the evening. Also—”“But this is hardly normal, Mary. You are a famous married woman and I am a. Sandy gave a bemused smirk and shook her head saying "Go upstairs to the master bedroom and put our stuff away while I make us some tea and biscuits". The house was creepy as fuck, it had all of these paintings of her long dead relatives, men dressed in military uniforms festooned with medals, women wearing high necked Victorian dresses. The whole place reminded me of an episode of Penny Dreadful, they had old swords on the wall and mounted zebra heads from adventures long past.The master. ‘Look Chris, you’ve been very consistent for me the past few years. We’ve done some good business together, but that has been the second screw-up in the past month. I’m sorry, I don’t have confidence in your dedication to me anymore.’The associates were to blame for this latest fiasco, but the other time Michael was referring to, I was passed out drunk at Luke and Abigail engagement party.Love and business don’t mix.‘Give us another chance,’ I asked in the closest tone I knew to pleading.. "We were in bed, and Regina tended to get all wrapped around the axel late at night, worrying about her pregnancy. Doctor Rebecca was all over this, and Regina was doing great, but that didn't mean she was feeling confident, which was where I came in.Instead of beating a dead horse, I gently took off her nightgown and gave her my full attention, only stopping when she begged me for a rest. It's good to be the king!After lovemaking, Regina slept in my arms, cuddled tight against me like a.