"Okay, you fucking proved your point, asshole! I'll pay you a thousand dollars, how many times do I have to offer? I'll pay it in installments, just l...ave her alone! She's mad at me, but she doesn't even know what she's doing!" Deon just laughed at him, then turned to me, laid out in front of him."Hey baby girl, you know what you're doing here, don't you?" I didn't say anything; with eyes closed, I only nodded. "Hell yeah, that's right: getting to know a real man!" I didn't want to think about. Did you account for that?" Well... ummm, no, I thought that...." That you could put it off?" Dad asked, "Not going to happen! We haveplanned on you getting a good education, and while this... change iscertainly different, I can't see any reason for you to skip two years ofcollege just so you can play dress up! You wanted this, and now you haveit. How you manage everything else is up to you! Just make sure that youare enrolled and attending by the time school starts! You have.... what?Two. I was kept going with orders that night. Tips weren’t terrible either. It had just gone passed eleven and Pablo was closing up for the night. His niece Mia was working that night too, amongst various other people.“I’ll close up Uncle” she said to him.“Are you sure? Don’t want you alone!” “I don’t mind hanging on sir, it’s no big deal” I shrugged.“You are a very good lad Luke, we are going to miss you!” He said as he shook my hand firmly, he was a strong man. “And here!” He said as he handed me. "Looks like that crazy guy was on the hotel payroll after all. I bet it was all some stunt for the weekend, like those fake haunted houses that pop up this time of year."Jillian shot her dark rum then let out a relieved chuckle. "I bet you're right. He really had me going." Good actors," Zach said as the crowd heading out the doors pulled them along to go down the stairs towards the wharf.The ship was still out a ways when the crowd gathered on the dock, laughing and raising their glasses to.