And Mother, had really won. And at what I thought was still an entirely acceptable total cost.I had the small tiny feeling that the cost would still y...t somehow manage to grow over the years, and perhaps never really be considered ‘paid in full’.The heroic Quest was over – good had conquered over evil. Shouldn’t that mean that we would all live now Happily Ever After?First of all, the heroes and heroines were an exhausted wreck. Our cavalry, men, centaurs and horses were a mass of bandages and. Matt nodded. ‘Why not? We have two big houses between us,’ he said, ‘and when Rick goes to school this fall there will be just the two of us.’ Just the two of us. That sounded nice to Mary. ‘What about your darkroom?’ she asked. ‘I can have one built in your house,’ he said. ‘That loft over your garage would be perfect. Or, maybe I’ll open a studio somewhere.’ ‘Matt, I…I’ve been giving our relationship a lot of thought,’ Mary said as they drove home after they finished their meal. ‘I do love. I.P. area, in spite of the fancy name, was merely a section of 10 private booths along the back wall that was corded off with velvet ropes. The booths were each walled on three sides and had a heavy curtain in front. Inside there was a padded bench with a back that went from one side to the other. It was big enough for two to sit but Mr. Rich sat in the middle.He introduced himself. Coincidently his name was Rich. "Don't call me Dick" he said. He asked her if she had ever done a lap dance. Nothing in life was guaranteed, she knew she took too many things for granted, but still, sometimes it was hard to see the good things when there were so many negative aspects battling for importance. ‘Aren’t you looking all serious and profound.’ Karen’s tinkling laughter snapped Rainey out of her reverie, she’d been so caught up in her thoughts that she hadn’t even noticed when Karen had left the store to come join her. With a shrug, Rainey shifted her right arm to make room on the bench for.