The Preacher slowly got out of his Toyota and softly closed the door. He was afraid to take a breath or do anything to startle the animals in the corr...al.Prince and two mares were watching him intently. Between Prince and one of the mares, Sean was propped into an upright position, alone. Reverend Willis knew how dangerous Prince was. The big stallion had tried to take a bite out of his arm on a couple of occasions. He had seen the careful way BB handled the beast and some near misses when. The building wasn’t nearly as nice and the area of town wasn’t the best, but the owner hired me, even though he knew my reputation. Lou, the owner of the club, actually set up a private room for me to do all of my dancing in with my customers. He knew that many of my regulars would follow me and that meant an increase in his business. He ran the club with his two step sons, Steven and Gerald, who doubled as bouncers and bartenders, where ever they were needed. Although they ran a good. "Can Shalla be of help?" No, no, just stay a-away f-from me," she stammered, holding on to the post to keep from falling. The smell of mint again wafted through her nostrils, ringing a familiar bell of another time that her fading mind struggled to recall. She could feel her strength slowly leaving her body and she knew if she were ever going to make it to the door she had better move now.Shalla watched the girl lurch toward him. Her eyes rolled uncontrollably in her head and her legs wavered. It soaked through me, a lightness of spirit, and a carefree elation.I beamed back, “Depuis quand?”“Since when have I known?” She rolled her eyes to the heavens and fixed them onto me wide-eyed, “Toujours…”“Always?”“Oui,” that innocent earnestness in her expression, she paused with its natural hesitancy. “Ever since I saw you at Gare du Nord, I thought to myself… this is a man I could love.”So much for my bold confidence, I crumbled on the surfeit of emotion. Joy sparkled in her glistening.