And the more he gambled, the more he lost. Ten to twenty thousand a night went into the coffers of the casino, even if it was just in IOUs.On the fift...enth night after our talk, I instructed our collection team to stand watch at the doors and direct Mr. Wade to my office when he arrived. I was sure he would be there and he was either going to pay... or he was going to pay. One way or another. Like it or not.He arrived a little later than usual but his wife was with him. My man intercepted them. I met Chris in a sociology class, a fiery redhead that had a bit of a temperament to go along with it, that ... and an amazing pair of breasts that she didn't mind showing off to some degree.Almost immediately we hit it off and began dating with the only problem of that being, our class and work schedules didn't give either one of us as much time with one another as I would have preferred.Which is when I also met April. I shared yet another class with April, a tall Brunette with legs that just. “Here ya go, big bro.”“Thanks,” he said and began to load up the plate.I sat and resumed eating like I wasn’t feeling a hole in my stomach. Bethany looked between Mark and me like she’d just figured something out. Crap! He joined us at the kitchen table, sitting between me and Joe.Seeing Mark again had me agitated and confused. I had to admit that remembering his rough skin and knowing touch had me slicked up. Of course, Bethany’s softer kisses had me going as well. Bethany was on my left. I generally didn’t agree with the idea of alimony, but after how my ex had treated me, I wanted to stick it to him, and that meant child support too. Mark was old enough that he could request which parent he’d prefer to live with. I was a very loving mother, and had been his primary parent since I didn’t work. But even I could understand why he’d chose to go live with his father right now, given our living arrangements. My lawyer had made it abundantly clear that if my son went to live with his.