‘No silly,’ Lisa smiled. ‘I stepped in. I subbed. Took over for you.’ Linda had stared into the mirror at the reflection as she explained. ‘...orry I didn’t introduce myself then, but it didn’t feel necessary at the time. Not like now.’ Linda raised a hand to her face, felt Lisa softly stroking her cheek. ‘Most of those dates were easy, and fun, you could handle it.’ Linda had remembered the dancing, the easy sex. ‘I only stepped in when it got difficult.’ And Linda had recalled the few times,. I told her yes, anyone who works for me is my family and no one messes with my family unless they can get by me.She was thoughtful for a minute, and then said, are you that guy who took out a few football players a couple years ago.I nodded my head and said yes, they were harassing the only friends I had at the time.Eva said you know that they brought them here? They were pretty messed up, where did you learn to take care of yourself.I laughed and told her my mother taught me how to take care. In a matter of moments she’s on the other side of the bar, and the daydream is over, as a barman recognizes the Twenty I have been waving around and comes up to me. I laugh to myself, even in my fantasies I can’t get off! ‘Yes mate?” He shouts across the heavy beat of the music filling the club. I’m about to ask for the two obligatory beers when I spot Lenny sitting with a woman, to his right, having what looks to all the world like a conversation. Unlikely I think, but changing my mind on the. I'm renting out my husband to teach you guys that don't know how to treat a woman. Since you're a friend we'll give you a two percent discount."Carl asked again what they had bought and Amy told him and described it for him. He was silent for a minute."My God, knowing her, she'll never take it off. Thank you both. I guess I'll be getting a phone call this afternoon."Brad drove to the car dealership and Amy picked out the jaguar that she wanted. She decided on a metallic gray that she said would.