Jake didn’t answer. He didn’t really believe that Frank would kill him if he broke Béla’s heart – Frank was too civilized for that, but he di...n’t want to argue, especially not with Béla in the room right with them.“What’s that beeping sound?” Frank asked, distracted. A quiet, high-pitched beep like one of those new electronic oven timers was faintly calling from inside Tanya’s purse.“I don’t hear anything,” Jake said, his mind in too much turmoil to hear much of anything outside of his own. Spanish spoken, off the main beat, quiet to the point where they can smoke a cigarette and drink a beer out back while waiting for their loads to run. It is just the kind of place and time where you can make that connection. Either immediate or for a later time and place. You can communicate and not be distracted, interrupted or otherwise “cock blocked” unintentionally by people or management. When Hermano came back out front and resumed his post at the register one of the lads indicated he was. " She grabbed her clothing and quickly got dressed, rushing out of the motel room. Peter lay back on the bed after she left and smiled with satisfaction. The scent of her body lingered on his skin and he breathed it in deeply.Cade was waiting at home with the children. They had made plans to go out to McDonalds for dinner. "Where is she?" Harley moaned impatiently. His stomach was growling."She's working," Ashley assured him. "She'll be here soon."Jessica was annoyed. "I wanna go eat now," she. " I know." She looked me in the eye and said, "I want to do it. It has taken root in my imagination, Jim. It isn't just for you now." I smiled and shook my head at my sexy wife. She meant it."Okay," I said. She grinned at me and ran off to the bedroom to call Marie.Chapter 3I popped the cork out of the bottle and tossed it into the trash. Setting the bottle on the table I turned back to the stove and checked on the potatoes. Everything was almost ready. Joey and Marie were on the way over. I.