Time for worrying about that shit was over for today though. Maybel did a bang up job on supper, even coming up with some mashed potatoes and gravy, s... I was stuffed and happy, and I was also ready for everyone else to decide it was bedtime. Finally they did.I went to the master bedroom of course, then shook the dew off my lily in the bathroom and dispensed with my clothes, except for a pair of boxers. I lay down for about half an hour and then went to find my playmates.I met Mary as she was. ‘Whiskey, neat, tea, and cakes please.’ The waiter nodded and disappeared through the same door. ‘Are you feeling well enough?’ I asked, timidly. ‘Funnily enough, I am feeling better than I have in months. I suppose it’s all this sitting that has made it worse.’ ‘They should have given you something for the pain. Does it always hurt you when you sit for this long?’ ‘Well, yes. But I’m rarely still long enough to bother with anything like that.’ We sat silently until the waiter reentered the. She thought she looked a cocktail waitress should look. Going in the front they were met by one of the largest men Debbie had ever seen. Not fat, just muscle. He was dressed in a tux that made him look even bigger."Good evening sir," he said as he smiled and picked up two menus. "A table for two?" No," replied Ted, "we here to see someone named Jim. Judge Mauser sent us."The smile on the host turned to a leer as he ran his eyes up and down Debbie's body. "So you're the two the judge told me. My wife and I got into the business the same day, same company, believe it or not. Jill, she's a college grad, me four years on Uncle Sam's payroll. I did manage to get myself an A.A. degree in night school after I hired on at C&W; it was kinda a requirement for the job I eventually got." Interesting. Actually, this here job is all about public relations. And, well, there will be times when you might have to do some arbitratin' too," he said. We hashed things out for the next hour or so, well,.