I shook his hand at the end of the day. I had a hundred dollar bill in an envelope for his work that day.When I handed it to him he said, “The stew ...was more than enough payment for my family. When I first came to this country my family was still at home in Mexico. I spent three months in a shelter before I could bring my wife and two little girls here. So you help me to repay a debt. That is worth more than money.”“Okay Edwardo,” I said. “Why don’t I buy you a beer then? At least let me do. I spun around, enjoying the feeling of the cool water counteracting the afternoon heat. She sprayed me for several minutes, both front and back, and when she put the hose down we were both drenched, our clothes sticking hard against our skin."Satisfied," she said, moving back to the chair, the beer still in her hand.I sat down in another chair, also holding a beer as we both lounged back, letting the sun's heat begin the slow drying of our clothes."That was fun," I said. But I couldn't keep my. ” “Thank you,” she replied, as I offered to take her duffle bag. “I ordered Chinese food, and requested it be delivered at eight,” I informed her as I led her to my living room. “Great, I love Chinese food,” she cheerfully replied. “Thank you so much for helping me out with this, Gil. I stayed up late, looking at pictures and reading about shibari.” “It’s my pleasure, Mandy.” I dropped the duffle bag on my couch and asked, “Would you like to ask me questions, or do you want to get started,. Where do you live and how do I get there?"When I answered her knock I was stunned and I was speechless. She was drop dead gorgeous and for her to be on my arm at the awards dinner would be to defile her beauty."What's the matter sugar? We aren't all skanks. Some of us aren't half bad."I finally got my act together long enough to step aside and let her in my apartment. She took a look around and then she walked over to me and tugged on my beard as she asked:"You aren't a cop are you? No, not.