We talked about it and he agreed with me that if he was really going to do this for a living, he had to play in small games until he got out of whatev...r rut he was in. He took a few days off, then started driving about an hour each way to the nearest casino to play in low-limit games. Business was steady at the restaurant, and I felt like I was getting my old boyfriend back again. He was under control; he could learn to play for a profit again, I knew he could. I'd seen him do it before. Friday. I was exhausted. I complained that my head was hurting again, even though that was a lie. I stayed in my bed that day, only getting up to relieve myself, and to eat the food that was brought to me. Unfortunately, the slaves that brought my food today were male. I had secretly wished that Nashua had gotten the assignment. I slept fitfully that night, again, but did get more sleep.Today our guard assignment was near the offices where the governor held court. Pilate was in disfavor with Rome, and. If airport security raises a fuss, or if one of our prisoners starts yelling, we'll show our arrest warrants. That should satisfy the locals. But, hear me on this! We sure as hell don't want to get tangled up with their police, or their federal guys. It would take forever to get untangled from that, and I don't want to spend one hour longer in this cold hellhole than I need to."They left the cafe where they'd been loitering over a slow lunch. They didn't notice the old guy wearing a wool. If you want Joe College you’ve decided on the wrong profession. They want to get laid after a piece of pizza and a beer.”Crystal allowed, “If I liked Joe College I wouldn’t be here; as they say, ‘been there, done that, got the t-shirt, and sold the movie rights’. I got a little sick of their sophomoric attempts at seduction and then their lack of knowledge or willingness about how to please a girl.”“Shall we see if Mr. Mark Hanley knows how to please a girl? I suspect he’s quite the player, and.