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Chapter 29

           "Yes,Jill.Whatpetnames?"

           "Oh!"Shekissedhimquickly."Mike,you’rethesweetest,mostlovablemanI’veevermetandthemostinfuriatingcreatureontwoplanets!Don’tbotherwithpetnames.Justcallme‘littlebrother’occasionally?itmakesmegoallquiveryinside."

           "Yes,LittleBrother."

           "Oh,my!Nowgetdecentfastandlet’sgetoutofherebeforeItakeyoubacktobed.Comeon.Meetmeatthedesk;I’llbepayingthebill."Sheleftverysuddenly.

           Theywenttothetown’sstationflatandcaughtthefirstGreyhoundgoinganywhere.Aweekortwolatertheystoppedathome,sharedwaterforacoupleofdays,leftagainwithoutsayinggood-byor,rather,Mikedidnot;sayinggood-bywasonehumancustomMikestubbornlyresistedandneverusedwithhisown.HeuseditformallywithstrangersundercircumstancesinwhichJillrequiredhimto.

           ShortlytheywereinLasVegas,stoppinginanunfashionablehotelnearbutnotontheStrip.MiketriedallthegamesinallthecasinoswhileJillfilledinthetimeasashowgirl-gamblingboredher.Sinceshecouldn’tsingordanceandhadnoact,standingorparadingslowlyinatallimprobablehat,asmile,andascrapoftinselwasthejobbestsuitedtoherintheBabylonoftheWest.ShepreferredtoworkifMikewasbusyand,somehow,Mikecouldalwaysgetherthejobshepickedout.Sincethecasinosneverclosed,MikewasbusyalmostalltheirtimeinLasVegas.

           Mikewascarefulnottowintoomuchinanyonecasino,keepingtolimitsJillsetforhim.

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