I assumed the woman sitting on his left was his wife. We sat along the middle of the table. The room filled in a rush, and after everyone was seated, ...he meeting came to order. The CEO gave a short speech and had asked us all to look at the schedule sitting in front of us. The presentations were going to be in front of the entire group to learn from one another.We were pretty far down on the list, and it turned out to be a long morning of listening to the other presentations. The CEO didn’t. I sighed wistfully, perhaps a bit too loud: it seemed Cammy heard me, as she stopped before walking away again, backpack hoisted. I thought to myself: BLESSED BE THE LORD MY STRENGTH, WHICH MAKETH MY HANDS TO WAR, AND MY FINGERS TO FIGHT…AND SADLY, NOTHING ELSE. SCENE 1 ENDS ****************** SCENE 2: Same cafeteria, Blaine watches as the wind outside blows Cammy’s hair. SCENE BEGINS ****************** ‘Well, that went surprisingly well,’ Ada said cheerfully, raising her drink to her lips,. Oh, me? Yes, I'm a 'working girl', but no, I'm no hooker or streetwalker. I'm a courtesan, and a damned good one. Men come to me because they can't find the intimacy they seek elsewhere. It's not always about orgasms, (although there are plenty of those) it's about a guy forgetting his troubles, his bad marriage, his crappy job, whatever, for a little while. With me, he knows tenderness, caring, and, I might add, mind blowing sex. How did I end up here? I have a terrific family, so no issues. I stared to pour the wine and Jane stepped up to me andtold me to let Raven do that. I handed the bottle toRaven as Jane slid her arms around my neck. She kissedme so lightly, so sweetly. I hugged her close and heldher. She soon broke the kiss and sighed, “Jim, I doadore you. I’m totally yours. I want you to know that.You’re so good to me… Carl… and Raven… and allthe loving things you do. Anything you want, just tellme. If I can get it for you, anyway.