You remember that we set him up with indisputable control of the company for this very reason, hoping, of course, that it would never be necessary to ...se him as a dupe... but I fear... well... someone is going to answer... Do I make myself clear?"Larreau rubbed the palm of his pudgy hand over his slightly perspiring forehead. "I see," he said after a moment. "It's that bad, eh?" Yes... it's that bad, and maybe worse," replied Jovell. "He'll definitely take a ride for this... We'll have to. When he brought her home at about 9 that night, Tony handed me $675 for my share and showed me his share.He said that there were already a few more bookings for the next day and that once these guys started talking, it would be a floodgate of customers.Tony then said that he had some good news and some bad news. I told him to tell me the good news first. That news was that my wife made some extra tips for her services. An extra 300 dollars to be Then he told me the bad news. One of the guys. .." He tugged at his shirt which I wore and I knew what he was thinking. "Hmm, I dunno." I pulled away and stood, heading for the bathroom. "I might not be ready." I kept my back to him as I shut the bathroom door so he wouldn't see my smirk. I took care of business, taking my time before finally going back into the bedroom. I halted a few steps away from the door and stared at the empty bed. I jerked my head to the side as the bathroom door closed and backed into the wall as James approached.. Dave had died in the late spring, just before his forty-first birthday. Pancreatic cancer was mercifully quick, merciful for him that is, but that’s what really counts. The rest of us were dazed and in shock at the sudden and unexpected haste with which he had departed and from a relatively rare disease, especially in one so young. Dave and Jill didn’t have any kids as she couldn’t get pregnant, they always joked that I was the child they never could have (evidence that such a union would come.