Dropped. I was so stunned my cigar slipped from my fingers as I steadied my glass. Lace looked over her shoulder and gave the most wicked look as she ...kipped away. Her plump ass bounced with every step around the corner.I sat back, taking a long pull from the glass. The cool liquid burned slowly through my chest while my brain formulated a single thought: Dinner is going to be delayed, believe that.I took another big sip from the glass, biting a cherry off the stem and trapping it in my mouth.. “We’ve been over this, April.” “Yeah, I know.’ She became animated. ‘You promised me a car for my 18 th birthday. Then you promised me a car for my graduation. Ever since your last boyfriend left, all you say is, ‘things are different’.” I stood my ground. “Yes, they are.” She plopped onto the couch. “Are they really?” I rubbed my forehead. “Must we go through this again? You know my hands are tied.” She shook her head. “No they’re not. Why don’t you just ask your stupid boyfriend to help you. I went nearby to her and she asked me to come on next day for special class just for me.On next day, I went to college, but she doesn’t reach the college. I waited for almost 30 minutes and then she came running asking sorry for late arrival. With smiling face, we opened a class room and went inside. We sat on a table while she sat on my right side. She was teaching me and I was learning without any motivations. I haven’t had any sex motive on her though I used to see her private parts. But. ” He flipped his cards up. It was the 8 and 10 of spades. He had a straight flush.“Whow!!” was said by everyone but Nick and myself. Our mouths were just gaping wide open, not believing what was happening.James reached out into the pot and started raking it in. There was SO much money in there. I couldn’t believe it was ours…. And it was GONE. As soon as he had all the chips in front of him he just looked up at Nick and said, “Next case.” Just as smugly as he had been all night.Nick.