Look, once you married Janie, how many times did you ever have to prove she was your wife?”Nate thought about it. “Never. Basically, I said, ‘...his is my wife,’ and everybody said okay. When we did our taxes, we went from filing single to married, nobody said ‘boo.’”Jake countered, “Me either. We got married in Jackson, Mississippi, and I couldn’t find that marriage license at gunpoint, you know?”“Alright. So what’s your point?”“A big part of being married is saying you’re married. But. .. , “ she studied at Em’s hair and wrinkled her nose, “could use a little work. They’ll also loan us some jewelry, so be careful, or you’ll be out up to a million if you break a necklace.”“Shit!” Em exclaimed, clutching her throat. “I could never pay that much back. How about if you wear the expensive shit, and I simply smile and stay in the background?”“Don’t worry, you’re responsible and I trust you. You’ll be fine. Besides, if you’re accompanying me, you’re going to be in front of the same. Nurse Angela came in to check my numbers. “Sir, how are you doing today?”“Okay,” I said. “I mean the same as yesterday.” She smiled.“Well good, and you have two visitors,” she said. I gave her a look. I knew who the visitors were.“Okay,” I said, nodding. And, in they came. I was wrong it was neither Lea nor Kari.“Anna!” I said. “And Mister Hanson. And yes I do remember you.”“I hope this is all right,” he said. “I know you are still kinda hurting.”“Hah! I hurt a lot worse and a lot more often in. "Three," she called and took three cards from the top of the deck. Hayden smiled as he put two cards down."Just a pair," he guessed with a grin. "I'm gonna see that bare cunt again, aren't I?" Fiona sniffed and licked her lips as she adjusted the three cards in her grip – another king was excellent, but what did Hayden have?He smiled and hummed as he put the two cards in his hand. "On three?" Yeah," Fiona muttered, her heart pounding; all the chatter in the room had ceased as the other five.