Once her hilarity subsided to the occasional giggle, she managed to explain, while wiping her eyes with a tissue, that Shiv-awn was actually a Gaelic ...eminine given name which was currently quite popular in Scotland, Ireland and, to a somewhat lesser extent, England. However, due to the rules of spelling and pronunciation, completely understood only by a few Gaelic purists, her name was actually spelled 'Siobhan'.This particular Siobhan was her older sister Maureen's seventeen year old. But it occurred to me that Sara had been with me, with us, most of the night. So what could have happened with... ?“Son of a bitch,” I grinned. The con was on.“What?” Bud stopped in mid-shovel.“I just decided I wanted some pancakes, too,” I said. What I was thinking was, Damn. Audrey is the MVP of this trip.“Good pancakes,” Bud said, stuffing his mouth full again.The pancakes were grilled up in short order by yet another topless blonde staffer, and I don’t recall ever tasting a better batch.. Never could.Jake smiled. “Well, Pet,” he said, leaning back a little and putting his arm around her shoulders, “Make sure you behave yourself, or the usher will throw us out.”Petra was glad the lights were dim, because she blushed when her father called her by that nickname. She cuddled into his shoulder, getting comfy, and reached for more popcorn. “Of course I’ll be good,” she promised. “Otherwise we won’t have anything to do after the movie.”Jake choked on a laugh. “You’re awful,” he said,. ’ Lauren wondered how Grace would react if she told her about the white powder that Kay had so sensuously rubbed into her gums, but as the two women linked arms and slowly walked back to the hotel, she decided to keep that piece of information to herself. And she had been right, the joint was just sufficient to take the edge off both sets of nervousness and replace it with a dreamy feeling that something good was about to happen to them. After all, each had achieved a kind of success simply by.