. and ... will you give me that painting? I know that we’ll have it in the house where we can all enjoy it, but... please, Tony?”“Your wish is m... command, damsel,” I said. “I’ve a feeling that I will have commissions of at least two other women to add to our collection this summer, and I know they are going to be claimed as well.”“We do like our toys, don’t we?” Kate sniffed.“I think this is a little more than a toy, darling. I know how close you are. You know, Wendy does talk to me, too,” I. Whilst in the shower Inote the condition on my body; it's just far less impressive thanbefore, and not just because of a few years being added on, butbecause this body has carried and given birth to three children(assuming there weren't more waiting to pounce on me from the farcorners of the house), my tummy in particular bothers me, it's justsort of saggy and not the firm board it was before, which feels sounfair, I mean why should I suffer just for bringing new life into theworld? It's what I. By then, that meant Gerald. I had a mother. I did not need a male version. What made it worse was that Gerald is tall enough to look down on me. There are a lot of ironies in that.In any event, I mostly stayed in and sulked. I had learned to play decent pool in Boston, but Jerry, one of security guys, taught me another level. Sean has incredible hands for massage. It turns out mine are not bad with a stick. Jerry started me on 8-ball and 9-ball, followed by full rack rotation and straight pool,. How about going to lunch with me? Can you spare the time?”The man squinted at me, tossed his notebook onto the blueprint, and said, “If you’re buying, I have the time. Are you going to feed me Mickey D’s?”I laughed, “No way, we’re eating some of the best Italian in the state.”When we walked into the busy restaurant, Rodrigo saw us and immediately came to us. “Mike, it’s so good to see you. You don’t have a delivery, do you? We just had one.”“Rod, this is Coup Dun, a local contractor. I’m.