Chapter 2

"Well, so was he mad? Did he give you shit? At least he pulled your ass off the floor. What did he say?"   "He knew my name ... thanks to you." And I turn around right into her face and give her a big shit-eating grin. "And we have a date."   "Oh my God! Tell me girl! Did he ...? Did you ...? What are you gonna do?"   "Maybe I'll tell you later," I smirk. "Depending."   That's all she's going to get for now, I don't want her in the bar, watching from someplace.   And wondering will drive her crazy! It takes 25 minutes before I make it to Charlie's, and I look at my watch like I'm timing a race. I need to calm down. I get my usual from Rocco at the bar and head to my table. It's only 4 PM and the place is empty.   And it's the darkest spot in the room. I really need some lube now, so I down my drink and get another. And I drink half of it too. I don't want Tony to think I downed the first one.   He's almost right on time, 47 minutes actually, but who's counting? He looks into the corner