... and ..... and, uh ..... I'd have to helphim." Help him?" Well, sometimes the guys he owed money to would use me and that wouldmake up for them not...being paid."This conversation was getting pretty weird and I almost wished I hadn'tstarted it, but after a another minute or so of silence I figured thatit had gone this far and might as well continue so I asked, "Use?" Use. You know. Sex stuff. Like how a guy uses a girl ..... and ..... andother stuff ..... some of it ..... uh, some of it I got. His attention was interrupted by a woman's voice. "Ben -- Ben Moore!"He looked up. "Natalie. How are you? I assume you're here for the conference." I certainly am. May I join you?" Please." She sat in a chair opposite him at a low table. "Can I buy you a drink, Natalie?" I've quit." You've quit drinking?" I'm in AA. I discovered I have a problem with alcohol. Alcohol and I don't hang any more." Can I get you a soda or an orange juice, then?" Maybe a Coke -- no, make it a Sprite." Diet or. Why the fuck does it matter? Im, umm… A vegan. I dont eat meat. The guys both laugh at her. Thats what youre getting. Either eat it, or eat nothing. They continue to stand there, watching us, as Megan very reluctantly takes a bite and starts eating. Meanwhile, Ive been popping the pieces of meat into my mouth one after the other. This is the best meat Ive ever tasted. If I manage to get out of here, Ill definitely need to snag the recipe on the way out if possible. I finish off the plate fairly. Akilah had no family on her side to accompany her down the aisle. So she accepted Baruch’s loving gesture. She was touched that she had been accepted into their family so firmly.When the march began, the four of them came around the corner, and proceeded down the red carpet that had been laid down to represent the aisle; the guests were all seated in the historic Waiting Room’s waiting benches, which were oddly arranged. Baruch was to the left, then Akilah, then Jill, and finally Justin. They.