.. lemme ... gimme a few minutes..." Nicki, are you okay?" Yeah ... no ... no, I'm not." Can I come in?" I guess."Tamara closed the door behind her an... moved past Nicki to sit on the edge of the tub."So, what's not good right now?" I ... I guess ... it's all well and good," Nicki finally stammered out, "to be brave and talk about writing your own fairy tale and making your own life ... all that. It's another thing when it's time to actually start doing it. Tonight's going to be the first night. Everything changed when he stared to do business with the Hanuman Cartel and now he was a respected business man with a plush office in the second tallest sky tower of Pluribus. His unseen business associates bankrolled everything; including his high roller lifestyle of course failing them was no option. He had never asked questions or was too curious, but even he wondered what was so valuable on that strange planet, to explain such a detailed operation that went on for many years.Of course he. ~~~~~~ Chapter One ‘…she’s been in a real bad car accident.’ ‘So, how is she? Is she…’ I stuttered, ‘Is she dead?’ ‘I’m really sorry, Mike, but she didn’t make it,’ Dave sadly replied, ‘Is there anything we can do for you?’ ‘Where’s her body,’ I sniffled, the pain in my heart literally killing me, my two friends standing beside to hold me up if needs be, ‘Will you take me to her?’ ~~~~~~ ‘I’m sorry for your loss, sir,’ the coroner quietly said, after I’d identified Jill’s lifeless body, laying. ”“Not tonight, She pointed at the paperback. “tell me about your book.”Well, she didn’t say no, at least.They talked for a couple of hours. Topics ranging from philosophical to silly were discussed with laughter and seriousness.Freya stood and stretched, pushing her bounty towards Brett. “I have to run to the ladies room. Why don’t you pick a movie for us.”“OK.” Brett made a couple choices and set them on the coffee table. Is that the shower? He waited a while and then decided to get a drink..