Jack's body was still entwined around mine. I can't really describe how it felt to have him lying next to me, but I felt safer than I had in a long ti...me, probably since I'd realized I was gay. After a few minutes I felt Jack stir."You awake?" I asked."Mmmmph."I stroked his back for a few minutes. Gradually, he woke up and looked at me."How was it?" Last night or now?" Both." Last night was incredible. I don't know about now ... I think I might be falling in love with you." I was kind of hoping. I don't know about you guys, but I think we should pay cash for everything except a mortgage, and we'll pay off the mortgage as soon as possible, say a couple of years. What does acreage go for in Santa Fe, do either of you know?" You're talking millions, Eric," Maureen said.I nodded. "More than one million, less than five, let's say three million as a wag. It'll take me about six months to make that much playing poker, but I'll have to keep playing for another two or three months to pay the. After some wearying events that had drained his emotional resources, it was a pleasant surprise to have it so thoroughly taken out of him in such an enjoyably distracting manner.During the previous week, the hasty departure of a recent and unlooked-for visit of his brother Tom’s former mistress, the flamboyant actress Fifi Fontayne, had almost immediately summoned his outraged mama from the family home a few counties away to the vicarage, in the style of an avenging angel.As a result,. He just smiled and said he hadsomething to show me and he knew I would like it.What could I do but sit back and try to relax? Still something in theback of my mind was nagging at me, warning me of possible danger. Wedrove for what seemed like an hour to me but it was really only a fewminutes. We went out past the city limits, to a dark hillside that lookedover the city. From there the lights of the city could been seen and,Matt was right, it was a lovely sight. But we were at a place I had.