He smiled as he thought about all of the things that they used to do together. They had a great bond, but like all of his other friends, they lost tou...ch after he met the girl who would eventually become his wife. ‘Dear Geri, would love to hear more about how you’re doing, and catch up.’ The next day, there was a new email from Geri… ‘I will be passing through your neck of the woods Friday, on my way up to Tulare. We can meet for lunch if you like. Let me know where and when.’ Billy couldn’t. At one-point, Sally had leant across and put her hand on Jane’s arm, “Don’t feel obliged to keep the old folk company, we won’t be offended if you want to find people your own age.”“Especially young men that Sally can drool over,” Chris laughed and got playfully punched for his effort.The couples met by the pool before heading out that evening. The men in trousers and polo shirts, the women in dresses. They all had a fun evening, drinking and tapas, dancing and chatting. Before they knew it, it. Joy put her hands on Debbie's shoulder and looked directly at her and said. "You have to understand one thing." "You and I and the others are here first to make Jim money, secondly to please some rich customer or friend of Jim's." "Our wants mean nothing." "Take the money at the end of the night and try to forget the slimly things that happened to your body at least until the next night when it happens all over again." "I'm sure Jim has given you the rules and you had better believe that he. She remains healthy, but arthritis, thedreaded disease of age, is now afflicting her joints. If she comes to sufferunduly, I shall kill her -- 'put her down', as people refer to the killing ofpet animals -- and dispose of her body before someone, at some time in the nearfuture, comes to dispose of mine. A hundred and six years of life weighheavily.' ?'August 8th2008. My little beast is dead. I was privileged to be with her to observe herlast moments. It was hot and sultry, and she hadn't eaten.