. So now I'm a thief and I owe Ray more money than I've ever had in my life.)He just stared angrily at me. I jumped in saying "Ray I'm so sorry, I'll ...ind a way to get your money back for you I swear".He dropped his arms at his sides and said. "No!! No more gambling for you, your going to find another way to pay me back"He stood up and said "So from now on I want you in my store first thing every morning working your debt off" Yes sir" I said as I stood up to shake his hand, but he just ignored. As the thrill was leaving the room, Judy offered that since everyone had been drinking, it was probably not a good idea to attempt to drive home, and invited everyone to stay the night. “Ladies”, Judy said, “just down the hall is my girl’s room, there are two queen beds, with lots of room between the beds for sleeping bags, which you’ll find in the closet. You’all can figure out who sleeps where, and there are extra towels are in the bathroom. I gotta go to bed, I am beat!” With that the,. "I got slugged by both Robbie and Tracy who said, "David!" in unison.I gave Tracy a staged whisper, "Hey I can't help it that she's old."The guy was cracking up. "Yeah, my sister is old." Darryl!" He got the same treatment from the girls."Hey, Darryl, I am David. I hope you're not offended I hit on your sister?" That got me a look from him as he tried to put two and two together and hoping it wasn't four. No brother really wants to think about his sister in a sexual way, but this was too good. ’ She stared at me. I stared back. Who was this woman? Some nameless broad I met in some nameless bar? Was she my wife? A girlfriend? No, not even that. She was just a girl. A companion for the evening, nothing more, probably much less. No need to explain the complexities of my thought processes to her. No need to explain what I thought about the nature of reality. None of that mattered to her. What did matter to her then? I resigned my self to trying to take another look at her. Try to give.