I moved the car closer to the casino and walked in to begin my day.I was in the locker room changing into my dealer’s uniform when my close associat...e and friend Jerry Palmer joined me. ?Geez, William—you look like shit.??Yeah, I feel like it, too. Say, think you could put me up a couple of nights, like Wednesday and Thursday? I’m having some problems with the wife and?.??No problemo, partner. Here, take my spare key. You know where I live. You can stay as long as you like or as long as. It took a littlewhile but I managed. My lipstick was smeared of course and I managed towipe it off and re-apply several coats. Then several coats of gloss. Iwas ready for the next round of mouth to mouth and returned to the bar.Jason and his lady had their backs to me. Jason had his arm around thelady and was planting a big kiss on her mouth. She seemed to be eagerlyresponding. I could understand that after what David and I had gonethrough. David saw me and gave me a big smile. "Here she is,". After their mother's initial shock, and with her interest perked had started investigating many of these things she never knew existed! The shelves clothing racks and display area was full of the most alluring sinful sleep wear and bathing attire,... suits and lingerie that left nothing to ones imagination! For the girls they had insisted that Lwando sit out front and give his opinion of the suit's as the girls picked out and tried them on! It was a job he was well suited for and most willing. Aileen was on top of the world when I told her the news. It seemed that with the unexpected boost the option money was going to make to my bank account we could afford to get rolling on having the extension to the cottage built and start planning our wedding. We went out that evening for a pukka slap-up meal. I think everyone in both our families was pleased to hear that we'd finally set a date.It was that second novel that was to be the root cause of me using a different name in my by-line..