John had my number and I hoped he would call me some time.I took my sore and battered fanny home and gave it the pleasure of a long soak in a hot bath....John.It was a nothing out of the ordinary Saturday night. Jimmy asked me to drop by his club and pick up some money he needed banked. Jimmy didn’t use the same kind of banks that most people do, if you get my drift.The club was humming; packed to the gills with spotty teenagers jumping and twisting to the DJ’s house crap he insisted was the best. Fifteen minutes later he was in a booth at his favorite café and Cheri was bringing him his Diet Pepsi (with lemon).“Here you go Jim, one Diet Pepsi with lemon, as usual.”“What if I came in some time and ordered milk or iced tea, or coffee?”“I’d call 9-1-1 because I would know for sure you were very sick. Patty melt no Swiss again today?”“Yup. No need to tamper with success.”“I don’t know how you can eat this stuff and still look so good,” Cheri said. “If I ate what you eat I’d have thighs the. She was a small, mousy woman with a timid smile, but she shook my hand with a good grip."I've heard so much about you, Sean, it's a pleasure to finally meet you," she said.I introduced Kayla, Molly, and Alex to the Christanapoulises, and to Bill and his wife. As the evening progressed, I was pleasantly surprised to find out that Maryanne, belying her plain, frumpy looks and rather dour demeanor, was actually a very bright third grade teacher, and possessed a dry, acerbic wit that had me. " I flashed Mum a dirtylook and just got a mischievous grin in return. I unbuttoned thejackets and slipped it off my shoulders; one of the waiters caught itand helped me to take it off. "Whoa!! Mum! That's so unfair!! You never let me wear anything likethat! OW!" Don't make a scene, James. We'll talk about this later." Dad thenleaned into Mum and said quietly, "You could have warned me." And miss the expression on your face? Not likely" she replied backequally as quietly.We sat with Mum and D.