The downturn of her beautiful lips was like a slap in the face to my ever gentlemanly persona as I sat down beside her to visit while she waited for h...er ride. “He’ll be along,” I assured her with the most positive words I could think of, “He’s probably winning big and hasn’t realized the time.” “Yeah,” in a curt response, “he hasn’t won at the casino in months. In fact the rent for last month was past due when I got paid and had to take it in to the landlord myself before he could get his hands. .sorry for laughing at you...' as soon as I got the words out of my mouth Ralph slapped me across the face twice as hard, knocking me to my knee. As I scrambled to get back to my feet Ralph slapped me across the top of my head and said '...I didn't say you could get up...DID I...' I covered my head and stayed crouched down as Ralph continued to talk. '...Since I've been here, all I've got is weird ass looks and funny ass remarks. It's all gonna stop...no it want stop, I need to be find a way to. The young girl gave her both with one word."Aimee," she said and trembled with fear. By the time Alice turned back to Aimee, Nina's lover had a razor in her hand and was waving it threateningly at Alice, who had only one course of action -- retreat.Backing out of the room, Alice's eyes flitting from the razor to the naked Aimee's eyes, Alice used her hand as her eyes to avoid falling down as she backed up fearful of becoming a victim in a sordid love triangle.Aimee moved quickly, breasts. It was all about her money and sex and men and—well—and her contempt for me. I had reason to be bitter, lots of reason. The tears flowed, and that almost nightly too, even now.It isn't exactly true what they say: time isn't the healer of all things. There might be other healing agents out there, but time was definitely not one of them, not to my mind. Six months and not a word from my ex, who wasn't even my ex. Well, not as far as I knew: I'd never gotten any papers. And, I sure as heck hadn't.