"You up for the next round?" she asked.Chapter 41As the weeks passed, Jordan found herself adjusting to her new life.She found her daytime job a bore ...and it was fast becoming a chore.With the money she was getting from assisting gamblers she no longerneeded the job for financial reasons. She mainly went as it was achance to socialize. Being around other women helped her fine-tune hernew life.As far as her time as Lady Luck, she rotated between the localcasinos. Initially she would make a trip. ‘Are you back with us? You looked pretty deep in thought,’ Jeremy says, smiling. ‘Just thinking about how much Eli hasn’t changed,’ I tease, laughing at Eli’s wounded look. ‘Wow, Gracie that hurt!’ He holds his hand over his heart as if I shot him or something. ‘I’m sorry, but it’s true,’ I shrug with a small apologetic smile and I see him wink and bring me a white container. ‘Since my food wasn’t good enough for the queen,’ he says sarcastically, making me roll my eyes as I open the container,. * I am known as Mr. Frankson by the people I work with, or more accurately who work for me. To friends I’m Jack. I’ve been out of college for fifteen years now. I have my Ph.D. in engineering physics and a very good job with a large automobile manufacturing company. I am involved with the safety of a vehicle during a crash. My job pays extremely well since there are few people with my particular skill set. Financially I don’t have to work. My grandfather was a very successful attorney with some. "About as much as I'd miss the bubonic plague! Brandon, these last few months have been the best of my life. Even as a little girl, I never thought I'd be sitting on a boat, anchored in a cove somewhere in Florida, and at peace with the world like this. I really do owe you and Tracy so much. I just wish there was a way to repay both of you for all you've done for me." Like I told you before," Brandon reminded her, "you do owe me, and we can easily negotiate something for repayment that we'll.