We pulled by Annetiques and circled it then saw a car off to side with 1 person in it, pulled next to it and a young black guy, looked at us and asked...Ronnie? I said yes, he got out and into our back seat. Told us he is Marvin sorry for the bull shit on phone, she had turned to look at him and almost popped her tits out of dress, we started talking when he said why don't you drive around cops would cause problems seeing a black man with a white couple, especially the way Ronnie is dressed. I. Beth was talking to Carl. I squinted and could have sworn I saw his right hand on her ass. "Fuck!" I said out loud. Nobody paid any attention to me. Carl picked up a shot from the tray with his left hand and gave it to the girl in the black mini skirt."Jon" Carl yelled out. This one is yours.The guys and even the girls in the room went nuts!Carl then picked up another shot, looked at it, and handed it to Beth."Tony! This one's yours!" he yelled. "Oh shit, Tony works with this girl's. I wasn't very effective last night at the opening. I wasn't concentrating very well. I met all the people I planned to meet, but I couldn't seem to get any meaningful conversations started. Perhaps some rest before my talk with Howard would help settle my mind.As I lay in bed that morning, I thought about what I must do. I must convince Howard that I have given up any idea of an affair. I must make him believe that I am his exclusively and that my request the other night was nothing more than. The leather pants were really no more than a kilt, and they added 5.7% to my damage quotient. Hey, there was a place to hang two gems, and Almo congratulated me on that. There was no magic in the dagger, but I kept it for later sale.The two rings were very interesting. Each one could accept a gem when I found a suitable one, but one of the rings added 14% to my damage quotient. The other ring added 11% to my damage quotient directly, but it also added 17% to my strength and stamina, and that.