"Nah, I'm eighty-sixed for a week from there. We were just cruisin' around, thinkin' about smokin' a joint, when I came across you, walkin' around in ...the dark like a spectre." You sure seem to have a better vocabulary than any other rednecks I know. What's up with that?" Me? Well, hell, I'm really just another dumb redneck, but I got into poetry big time when I was younger. I kinda had a natural knack for writing and stuff, so I learned a lot of big words I can't use cuz no one around here. The first ring all day long. I thought maybe it was the neighbors welcoming me. I looked through the peephole and saw a thing of beauty right before me. I opened the door and there stood this five foot five, very petite, brown skin beauty with hair heavily braided. She wore a pair of shorts and a pair of red mules showing off her nicely polished toenails. She had a nice pair of clean shaven legs and I could imagine what else was shaven. The red tubetop she wore matched her mules and her. She looked at Amy in amazement, then looked at me on the floor in horror."Oh Patrick, I'm so sorry! I didn't know it was you! Oh God, what have I done?" She dissolved into a puddle of tears as Amy gently led her back over to the bed. I thought about helping her, but the pain in my chest when I started to move convinced me that was not a good idea. When the doctor came in, he moved towards Victoria, but Amy curtly told him to check me out first.There was not that much wrong with me, just a. ‘750,000,’ Max said softly. ‘Oh. How much is this bonus?’ she asked meekly. It almost looked to Max like she was shrinking into her seat. ‘2 Mil,’ Max said softly. There was another very pregnant pause and Max started staring out over the Sea of Athena, waiting for Anders to react. ‘How much are you up to?’ she asked quietly. The ship’s chronometer clicked by over 2 minutes before she had spoken. ’15 Million if Gillian was right,’ Max said softly. His index and middle fingers started.