Then we'll use $1,000 of the $4,500 to turn it into $9,000, which will turn the $750 you've put aside into $13,750, including the $750." Will you be b...eaking any laws?" he said."Yes and no. What we'll be doing will be done in your name, so what we'll do will be legal. The thing is I'll be doing it, not you, and at my age, it's illegal for me to gamble. We're going to play Texas hold 'em poker on the internet, Dad. I've got this feeling that I'm really good at the game. The feeling is just like. I didn’t say anything, but I was sure he could see I was not happy. We worked together for half an hour before he spoke.“I love Mom,” he said. “But she’s made it quite clear that I don’t make her happy.”“She’ll come round, Dad!” I cried. “Gordon Greene is such a loser. Once she sees that, she’ll come back to you.”“I hope you’re right, Johanna. But I’m not very hopeful.”“If you love Mom,” I said, trying another tack. “How can you sleep with Regan? She’s only a bit older than Roberta!”“It’s not. I remember us talking about how relaxed the business dress codes are becoming. We also discussed Jerry adopting the absolute lifestyle like the girls and I. But before we could really discuss that possibility, the food came and we both forgot about it and I hate to say it but I didn't even think about him joining us as absolutes until I started writing this down just now.Back to Monday, soon we were paying the bill and walking back to his office. I gave him a goodbye kiss before I had to get. Suddenly, the side panel close with a loud click, and the footsteps were moving again... towards the back of the truck. The footsteps stopped, and Michelle wondered where the man had gone when a head appeared over the end of the truck. It was Stan."Hey, what are you doing up there," he asked, pulling himself up to the bed of hoses."Uh, just lying around thinking," she responded."Strange place to do your thinking," he replied. "What were you thinking about?" You," she said shyly, "and how much I.