" Well, this issue of taking three months does have me a little unsettled." I grinned and laughed."It's the courts and certain statutes have to be fol...lowed unless you wouldn't mind if she invalidated the divorce." Touché. I can wait a little while, if begrudgingly." You're about a ninety five percent freeman at this point. That you can't marry is the only practical issue being held over your head." I must have looked at her then and tipped my cards not meaning to do so."You have someone waiting. J: Don't. Tomorrow?P: Nope, tonight. You're addictive.J: Ladies room won't work. (That's where we last had sex. Unplanned.)P: I got a better idea.J: Surprise me.***That night, Peter texted me to meet him upstairs. After piles of work, I was ready for a pick-me-up. P: Highest floor.I met him at the highest floor. J: Where are you?P: Rooftop.I suddenly felt excited. It was a breezy night. The view of the city at night was amazing. The moving cars were dwarfed by the city's skysc****rs. The wind. "'Oh please don't tell Mrs Andrews, I couldn't bear it if she was angry with me and told my parents."At that moment my wave of anger had passed and I felt sorry for Lilly. It also helped that she was so damn cute. "Listen" I said, "perhaps we can just let it slide this time but it can't happen again."Once again, a beaming smile returned to Lilly's face, and she leapt up and launched forward, pressing herself against me with a firm hug. Still slightly slurring her words, and still wrapped around. " It will be difficult," I replied. "The skipper, Popeye, has taken over the master's suite. He's drinking heavily so we may be able to get them out and hidden while he is unconscious. But we must be careful."It was a pious hope and overlooked the fact that, with a couple of gills of overproof rum beneath his belt, Popeye became mentally unbalanced. While the girls and I talked he decided that Basil Bundy was the cause of his misery. Not only did he imagine the flabby singer had plotted the.
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