It’s getting late. Time for bed, I think.” “Yes, Sir,” Elaine replied, glancing at the clock. “I really enjoyed our conversation.” The...re was still so much she hadn’t told him! “So did I.” “Smiles softly. Good night, Sir.” “Good night, Elaine.” She watched as he disappeared. Momentarily, she felt drained. Without warning, a surge of adrenalin swamped her exhaustion, leaving her shaking, fingers trembling as she directed the mouse to close down the computer. For a moment she. "I don't know," he replied. And before she could scream at him for wasting their time, he hastily added, "How's 40% after expenses?"Skeptically, Barely asked, "Forty percent of what?" Well, me and Pruett bought the van, and then there's the editing and all..."Barely said, "I can help with that, especially being laid up and all," his tone a bit happier than moments earlier."So you're shooting an X-rated movie?" Essence said, also sounding a little mollified."Yeah, with average, maybe above. Finding that I need a guy like James. I really am so sorry." Sorry? Sorry for fucking what? Sorry you were caught? Sorry for pissing all over our marriage? Sorry for declaring to the world that my love was not enough? What are you sorry for Penny?" I paused and then added in bitter defeat, "You're not sorry for any of it."Her blue eyes, the eyes that once had told me that I'd found the love of my life, looked at me, searching my face, and filled with tears.Suddenly a thought struck me, "How. A nice guy who does not brag about his doings. Besides we got a hint that you might really know how to please a girl."Slowly I got the whole story. Judy and Robin had been together for more than two years now. They had already agreed to go to same college as far from this god-forsaken place as possible. Where God was mentioned quite often by people speaking his name. Or can a place be god-forsaken if most of the weird rules they seem to apply here were supposed to come from him? The common.