Got one work-release kid maybe." Good luck," the principal said, smiling.He had looked up Marcus Jones' schedule so knew where he would be just before...lunch.He met the big youngster at the classroom door and introduced himself. He was very surprised to see that the boy had a disfiguring harelip, a cleft palate that twisted his mouth. He had not seen one for several years. But he was happy to see that the young man was at least six-four."You hear about Jim Lucas, broke his leg?"The boy nodded.. And you've done pretty well, ever since. And without any funny stuff, either. No seductions of coeds in your classes. No crossing-the-line with the wives of fellow faculty members. Nothing but consensual, adult, straight-arrow stuff, and lots of it!Well. A couple of the girls had been a little exotic; kinky, even. But at least they hadn't been (a) professionals; (b) under duress of any kind; or© sent away unsatisfied.Nope, the left side of the little-old ledger, there, was looking pretty good. “Thanks,” Rachel blushed. Then put her Rachel guise back on. “I suppose Joe gave you the rundown on me.”“Some,” Li admitted.“Rache the Bache,” Eddie chuckled.“I wasn’t dissuaded from getting to know you,” said Li.“You weren’t hunh? Where’d you say you met this cute young thing Joe?”“I didn’t yet. She’s the receptionist at my publisher.”“So you enjoyed Joe chatting you up?”“I did.”“Me too,” Joe smiled.“Interesting,” said Rachel. “And how was she, Cheryl?”“Delicious.”“Already?”“She had a rather. How about you leave me your Rolex watch instead?" You lissina me, boy! Somma day you gonna be runna DA business, you gonna have a beautiful wife, lotsa money, a big-a home and maybe a couple of bambinos." Somma day you gonna come-a home and maybe finda you wife inna bed with another man. "Whatta you gonna do then? Pointa to you watch and say, 'Times up!' "?Irish blonde...An attractive blonde from Cork, Ireland, arrived at the casino. She seemed a little intoxicated and bet twenty thousand.