”Ray hurried into the room and closed the door. When he turned he saw Jake. “Jake, I see you’ve awakened. How do you feel now that you’re bath...d and dressed in clean, dry clothes?”“I feel better than I have in weeks. I’m not sure what is happening, but I’ve talked to Laura Belle and I know I must trust both of you for some reason that appears to be life or death.”“You’re a very smart young man. I know when we’ve had the opportunity to become friends we’ll all get along fine.”“We have been. For a brief, horrifying moment, I wondered if the man was inside.Then I saw Brendan sitting on the couch. He gazed at a glass of liquor sitting in front of him on the coffee table. He didn’t look up as I walked over to him. I sat next to him gently, knowing something was wrong. Had one of the policemen told him?Finally he moved, his blue eyes meeting mine. “Is it true?”I had a choice: delay the inevitable and ask him what “it” was or come clean.“Yes.”He nodded once and picked up the glass,. I ran back into the den to wait on her to come out and get dressed. I heard the shower go off and the door opened, I listened to see what she would say about what I had picked out for her. I turned the TV down real low. Then I heard her say, " OH YOU NASTY BOY ".....I didn't say anything, then she said are you sure this will OK for me to wear? I said Hell yes , you'll look bad assed in it. OK then you said so. In a few minutes I could hear the hills on out wood floor as she came down the hall. Well into their second round, a particularly well-proportioned blonde stopped at their table. Not needing but getting a little urging from Pam, Rick indulged in a lap dance by this blonde cutie. As the dancer performed in front of Rick’s face with little more than six inches between him and her g-string, Pam leaned over and whispered, “You can almost taste her from here.” Reaching down to Rick’s crotch, Pam continues the whisper with, “It looks like somebody is enjoying the show” as she.