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<blockquote data-quote="Keia" data-source="post: 1821916" data-attributes="member: 98"><p><strong>Paladin</strong></p><p></p><p>Marsielle, France</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Plum">“Of course, there are a couple of things that I need to take care of before coming to America,”</span> Paul explained, hedging. <span style="color: Plum">“I should be there in a couple of weeks at the latest.”</span></p><p></p><p><em>‘Plus, I want to get this check validated and into a bank account as soon as possible . . . before he changes his mind,’</em> Paul thought. <em>‘Why does that many zeros always get mind mouth saying yes before my brain can say no?’</em></p><p></p><p>Paul walked away and tucked the check into the money sleeve inside his shirt as subtly and casually as he could. No reason to draw attention to the check – not any more than he already had. He looked at the roulette board as the brunette . . . <em> ‘What was here name again . . . nevermind – go with baby’</em> Paul thought . . . sidled up to him, molding herself to him. He motioned to the dealer to gather his winnings, then to the pit boss to have it counted and added to his account.</p><p></p><p>Paul Denning smiled his best smile to the brunette, and Paul only thought of the rest of the evening . . . leaving the tougher decisions – like what he was going to tell Sable – for the morning.</p><p></p><p>Three weeks later, Paul was reclining in first class on a jet to America. He had purchased two tickets, in case he wanted to invite someone that caught his eye back in coach, but no one had. Sable had been surprisingly short with him when he explained what he was doing – and Paul had told her that if she would exceed the check amount he would stay on retainer, but she had declined. Paul still frowned slightly at the thought. Sable was a much better looker than Hammond was.</p><p></p><p><em>‘Wonder what Janet is doing?’</em> Paul thought.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Keia, post: 1821916, member: 98"] [b]Paladin[/b] Marsielle, France [COLOR=Plum]“Of course, there are a couple of things that I need to take care of before coming to America,”[/COLOR] Paul explained, hedging. [COLOR=Plum]“I should be there in a couple of weeks at the latest.”[/COLOR] [i]‘Plus, I want to get this check validated and into a bank account as soon as possible . . . before he changes his mind,’[/i] Paul thought. [i]‘Why does that many zeros always get mind mouth saying yes before my brain can say no?’[/i] Paul walked away and tucked the check into the money sleeve inside his shirt as subtly and casually as he could. No reason to draw attention to the check – not any more than he already had. He looked at the roulette board as the brunette . . . [i] ‘What was here name again . . . nevermind – go with baby’[/i] Paul thought . . . sidled up to him, molding herself to him. He motioned to the dealer to gather his winnings, then to the pit boss to have it counted and added to his account. Paul Denning smiled his best smile to the brunette, and Paul only thought of the rest of the evening . . . leaving the tougher decisions – like what he was going to tell Sable – for the morning. Three weeks later, Paul was reclining in first class on a jet to America. He had purchased two tickets, in case he wanted to invite someone that caught his eye back in coach, but no one had. Sable had been surprisingly short with him when he explained what he was doing – and Paul had told her that if she would exceed the check amount he would stay on retainer, but she had declined. Paul still frowned slightly at the thought. Sable was a much better looker than Hammond was. [i]‘Wonder what Janet is doing?’[/i] Paul thought. [/QUOTE]
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