They had clearly just bought drinks for both of us because two long cocktails were standing on the bar. Jackie was clearly enjoying the attention; the... men were probably in their early forties, suited and booted and, to be fair, quite attractive in a slightly oily, slightly predatory way.It couldn’t have suited my plans better.Much too tipsy to see through their flattery, Jackie was chatting animatedly to both men whose hands had already started to stray onto her arms and shoulders. Her voice. The usually jovial lawyer had a glum expression on his face. Dave liked Sid and he wished there were something he could do to cheer him up. When the Champion twins got the gold swizzle sticks, Sid looked longingly after them and Dave made up his mind. Sid was going to be the next customer to get one of the lucky sticks. He deserved it. Sid had been a good regular customer and he sure needed something to make him feel better.Dave couldn't help but grin as he handed Sid his next drink, complete. That was Reginald. He is a friend of mine. He works with another friend of mine and I am helping him prepare his taxes.”I smiled to myself and the conversation moved on to other topics. Dinner was delicious, we finished one bottle of wine and opened another. As the warm, fuzzy effect of the wine took over, Gracie’s language got a bit saltier and she even told a few dirty jokes. At one point she was standing at a kitchen counter pouring wine for us and I decided to just go for it.I walked up. ’ She laughed. ‘Just the RAC.’ I grinned. I had done a complete circuit with her, so I stopped by the truck again. ‘Thanks for the info.’ ‘No prob. Pity you’re not covered.’ She waved and went on. ‘Nice ‘Hitch Hikers’ reference by the way.’ She called out. ‘What the hell was that about Dave?’ Bill asked, stepping up beside me. ‘I think I was flirting.’ ‘You? Flirting? With a real girl?’ He shook his head. ‘That’s what it seemed like. It’s been a while, so I can’t be sure.’ I grinned. ‘Huh! As.