Ms. Regnier liked young hung black studs who she traded in for a new model every few months. Friendship, but no more than that, was a far better optio... than marriage for the two adults.Sunday NightPaul was dreaming again. He walked into a hotel lobby, trailing his roll-on luggage behind him. The elevators were straight ahead and the reception desk off to his left with a dark-haired woman sitting behind the high counter. As he approached she looked up. She was oriental and wearing something. It wasn'tlong before my fears were confirmed. The lock turned and my disgustinggreat uncle Arnold entered with a revolting expression of lust cloudinghis obscenely wrinkled features. He was in his eighties now but stilldriven by a perverted lust for young flesh, my flesh! And of course,skulking in the background was his equally obnoxious son William,waiting his turn like some second rate hyena loitering at the kill untilthe alphas of the clan had finished their pleasure. I knew what wascoming. Tegan briefly flashed four fingers and Jackson nodded appreciatively, apparently impressed.“Well you know where to find me when you’re done.”“I need another drink.” Tegan said.“So go get one.”“I don’t have my card on me.”“That didn’t seem to be a problem before.” Jackson said.Tegan rolled her eyes with a sigh and wondered if this was him sticking to the spirit of the challenge or just being an asshole. Maybe he believed this was some kind of game he could beat her at. At this point she felt. There was no trash on the streets and absolutely nothing that appeared broken. It was obvious the country was not rich, but what wealth it did have seemed very evenly distributed.There was one quirk of the Danubians that became evident right away, and that was their love of griffins, their national symbol. Griffins were everywhere; not just on the national flag, but also painted on any large wall throughout the city and in the form of numerous statues guarding the entrances of parks and public.