" Cathy remarked witha slight smirk."Bye!" she said, waving femininely with her pretty fingers to Jack, whotried to jokingly imitate the move. He coul... even see Cathy breakinginto a smile as he closed the door. Upon doing that, however, Jackrealized they didn't converse a lot after the act, which was originallythe reason why they did it in the first place. Then again, with apartner that appreciates taciturnity, who wants to practice small talk?Whatever the case, Jack Rewendy walked away from. "One more second honey," said his mother as made sure he was again lyingback flat as she knew he was panicked now."Mom, I said I'd pretend to be younger but I didn't say I'd do this,"cried Timmy stretching his neck seeing his grandmother with a hand fullof ruffles."And I really wasn't asking," said his mother as his Nana was lifting hisankles again. "Eight year old boys don't get to make the rules honey." And neither do five year old girls," said his grandmother as the sea ofwhite fluffy. He peeled off a thousand dollars of his Omaha winnings and took his place, the very first time he had played in a casino for cash. As he familiarised himself with the other faces around the table, he decided that the worst he could do was to lose his stake. He smiled wryly as the mere thought of losing a thousand dollars would have been an anathema to him only a short time ago. But now, he reflected, he had a different mindset. It was half of his Omaha entrance fee, and as he had turned that. .. I did, but we broke up just before I came outhere.? I didn't want to mention that my then-girlfriend had gotten justa little too excited when I won the jackpot.?Don't you think you ought to find one? You're not getting any younger,you know. You ought to go up to the city more?go out dancing.??I'm happy here,? I said. And then, my voice changing a little,?Besides, I have a girlfriend.? I turned my head to look at her, and sawher color.She said nothing for a time, but then spoke again. ?Oh.