"Ronnie laughed, "And just how likely is that? Me saying I don't want anymore I mean." Who knows sweetie, you might find a girl and fall in love and n...t want to cheat on her. Anyway, here's the deal."She explained the situation to Ronnie; the lack of attention from her husband, her night with Dirk and Patty's blackmail:"One of these days the little bitch is going to get really pissed at me and give her daddy that tape. What I need to do is come up with something that I can use to hold over her. Care to join me, Eddie?’ I said to him. ‘I’d love to.’ He replied. Gloria and Eddie went into the spacious, decorated bathroom. They took their time, taking each other’s clothes off. Once their bodies were bare naked, they stepped toward the hot tub. Gloria sat herself down on the edge of the tub. Eddie took in all of her inner and outer beauty. He walked up to her and deeply kissed her lips. With one hand, he stroked and played with her hair. The fingers on his other hand slid up and down her. ”“That’s a tough call,” I said. “Both would cause heart attacks.”“Speaking of which, how is Deacon Grigory?”“I called yesterday and spoke to Father Nicholas and he said they’re optimistic that Deacon Grigory will be out of the hospital at the end of the week. But he’ll be severely restricted in what he’s allowed to do until his chest heals properly, and then he’ll have to begin his rehabilitation, plus quit smoking and drinking.”“Do you think he’ll be able to serve again?”“I suspect not, and I. "Hey Sweetness. Could we come over? Where are you? Anything set for this afternoon? Good idea. Just L and I and Lionel. He's our hacker specialist. We'd love it if you could calm him down for an hour. Sure. Thai? Cool. Love you. See you soon." Who's Marianne?" A very good friend. You'll love her. Men always do. Pack up your laptop. L, grab yours. We'll work while Marianne does her thing."They swung by the Thai restaurant for take out and headed to the Miracle Mile and Marianne's hotel room..