"So that was you! I wondered. I must have sat down next to you just before that happened. Frankly, I didn't understand what you were doing when you tu...ned that other eight over. I didn't know you could do that." Well, then, maybe you better read up on blackjack before you try it again. It's not quite as simple a game as the casino would have you think." I believe you." She paused and I wondered if she would try to turn the conversation toward personal things. I was again pleasantly surprised.. "Neither of them had an answer for him. Neither wanted to admit that what he'd suggested might be the truth but neither could think of any other explanation either."Oh well," Hicks said, stretching his sore shoulders a little. "Enough of this depressing talk. I'm gonna go back inside and take myself a nice shit." Why don't you just do it out here?" Drogan asked. "We've all seen you squat and grunt a hundred fuckin' times." I know you like watchin' me, Drogan," he said. "And I'd love to. I'm making progress, but this is the most complex design I've ever tackled. Between Taylor and his senior staff, we are gradually making progress. I hope to be done at the end of March, but I can't see it yet."Gus said all the right things, of course. He didn't want to put any more pressure on Tatya than she put on herself. He had resigned himself to take whatever time she was able to give him and be thankful. He found ways to keep himself busy over the weekends, including working at the. I put on a pair of jeans, a tee shirt and socks to conceal what appearto me to be very feminine legs. We sat around watching TV and talkinguntil around ten and then I went up to bed.Saturday morning, I just wanted to sleep in. But around 8:30, Sandyknocked on my door and asked if she could come in. She needed to getsomething from the closet.She apologized and proceeded to get a pair of shoes. Before leaving,she asked if I was going to the mall with them. I started to say no,but the.