Harrison?” Jake asked.“I build commercial buildings and residential developments.”“Is business good?”“Now that the subprime-mortgage crisi...s is behind us, my business is on the upswing, not that we were ever really in any trouble.”“That’s just his day job,” Jan said, coming back into the room with Jake’s drink. “Tell Jake about your charity work.”“It’s not much really. Just a way to give back a little. I’ve been fortunate.”“Don’t you believe him, Jake. He’s involved with a street shelter in the. My name is Jim Mitchell, I'm 36 and work for a consulting engineering firm in the area. I'm not the greatest looking guy; slightly balding but I work out and run so I'm in pretty good shape physically. I was reasonably well paid and had my professional engineers ticket so I had no job security issues.Clare is 34, fairly tall, slim and reasonably attractive, certainly not voluptuous. I thought her picture on the fly leaf of the book dust cover would certainly aid its sale, but I could be. .. because; you see I myself do not necessarily believe it. It is only because I lived it, ah ... am yet living it that I am persuaded of its truth; and my hope is to eventually convince myself it was destiny and not random chance or hallucination. But whenever I look into a mirror and into my eyes the thing takes shape again and I know it to be true.It was April 12th 2006. I was driving home in the dreaded Los Angeles five o'clock traffic, and of course I was stuck behind this woman in her. I can't explain just how deep was the hole that I had fallen into, after my husband died. I was certainly on the verge of a mental breakdown, at the least. Tim became strong and assertive for me, because I couldn't, and right now I need to have the guidance of someone that I know loves me, but understands my need for ... well, domination. It's kind of kinky, but that's the way that I was with his father, and that's the way it is between us now."There was another long silence as Beverly noodled.