"All right?" asked Louise with a smile."Mmm, he's nice. He's doing Advanced Mathematics and Electronics for A Level and hopes to get a scholarship to ...ni." Wow! An egghead!"Annette giggled. "You could say that, I suppose, but he's also into nature and, like me, loves birds." Yeah!" laughed Louise. "Specially little blonde ones!" Oh, you! Real ones with wings." OK. So next you're going to tell me he's into hockey." Yup! He's in his school's First Eleven." Oh yeah! And I'll bet it's the best. .. he dealt himself a seven. Unbelievable. Simply unbelievable."The cheers erupted from the crowd behind Beverly and were echoed by selected individuals standing near John Cord."Madam, I believe you owe the house your bra," said the dealer."Oh, my god," whispered Beverly. She had turned white as a sheet. Men behind her jockeyed for better viewing positions."If you please," said the dealer holding out his hand.Beverly turned from pale white to beet red in an instant. Where the hell is George, . She moved her body a bit and leaned towards me. When she opened her eyes, our heads were suddenly close and with our lips close enough I took a chance. Leaning towards her, I lightly brushed her lips with mine. After seeming to enjoy it for a moment, she pulled her head back, startling me.I was about to ask her a bit sharply why she had done that that when my memory connected several things together. I remembered that Snake had told me that Maren used to be a boy with a serious disease, who'd. He did so with a friendly, and reassuring smile."I'm serious," he said. "THAT was a really NICE load you just had. And I appreciate very much you giving that to me. Really. Thank you!"I said something like 'Your welcome.'"Well," he said, smiling, "It's YOU that is owed the thanks!"I finished zipping up my fly, and then we went back upstairs. As I led the way, I had the feeling that Marvin was eyeing my ass as he followed me.It was a slightly strange feeling, but I also kind of liked it. He'd.