We sat down in a dark corner and mixed drinks.“How come I’ve never seen you around?” Sunny asked.I explained that I had moved to the neighborhoo... pretty recently, and went to the magnate high school outside of the neighborhood. We started to talk about where I had lived, and thinks I had done, and then about Sunny, and then I don’t know about what. We drank and drank while we talked and talked. We were really clicking and our conversation was getting more and more intimate as we got more and. .I was excited when I realized what the pictures were."My temples started to throb when she said that and I said, "Mom, let me draw you, now, from life, I always wanted to, you're so beautiful...let me." She said, "How...?"I said, "Right there." She sat in a deep plush chair. I turned the pad to a clean page and got a pencil. I said, "Take off your top mom." She stopped for a moment and then took off her blouse. She hesitantly asked with her eyes if I wanted her to take off her bra. I nodded. " OK, I have a question, how many lottery tickets did I buy?" Just one, like every time you come in."Giving her another dollar, I replied, "Why don't you get me another one, with 14-18-28-37-42-48." If you are sure, OK. I will be right back."She came back and gave me the new ticket, just as the EMTs showed up.I told them, "I am OK." We'll sir, just let us take a look to make sure." All right."After the EMTs made sure that I was fine. The 7-11 store clerk signed the bill, saying, "The store's. " Okay. I call you as soon I've heard from him."I quietly closed the door and went back to my car. Even though I'd heard what Dan had said there was still a small part of me that said, "No, there must be some mistake. She wouldn't do that to me." But after what I'd just heard from her own mouth there wasn't even a smidgen of denial left in my body. One thing I did know was that if Claudine wasn't going to call Mike until after she had talked to me she wouldn't be calling Mike that night.I.