“Okay.”"Not implying you're a hooker, of course." He nodded.That earned a smile. “Of course,” she chimed.Brander waved for the waitress again....“Care for anything else, sir?” she asked.“Whatever this young lady wants,” he replied.Ana perked up. "Something fun and frisky. Not a drink for a Bassett Hound."The waitress paused, but nodded. "Sure."“She’ll have it at the bar,” Brander said."The bar?" Ana asked, blinking. "You're not...?" It's been very pleasant, Ana." He meant it. Maybe if it was. She had had seven different lovers when she was married to my dad and he had proof. Her lovers came to court to testify, but only two of them had to. He also gave the court pictures of her with twelve guys in a bedroom. It was a frat house gangbang. I learned a whole lot at that hearing. The gangbang was just the week before the hearing. The judge threw the case out, fined her $5,000, had her serve fifteen days in jail for wasting the court's time, and pay court costs and my dad's lawyer's fees. Following the music industry employees would be fans of the various groups and tourists interested in seeing the historic capitol of the Duchy. Within a very few years Upper Danubia was to become a major tourist destination in Central Europe. The arrival of the tourists and their money was the beginning of Vladim Dukov's hope that Upper Danubia could face the future and adapt to the world without surrendering what made the country so unique.The record company promoting "Socrates's Mistresses". “Since you asked so nicely,” Ben said, his eyes glancing up to make contact with Hilary.“Yay!” Luca said, raising one arm over his head as he chewed on a piece of bacon.* * * * *“So, what room am I sleeping in?” Ben asked, trying not to just assume there’d be a repeat of last night.“The guest room,” Hilary said firmly. “What happened last night can’t happen again.”“Okay, just friends,” Ben said, trying to hide his disappointment, and largely failing.They’d spent most of the day exchanging.