Chapter 13: Sebastian

"My, my, my, we are really serious," I sighed as I made to sit next to her. Then she darted to the Red, White, and Blue machine, as if her odds were better on those slots. She didn't realize that she was a winner al-ready. Maybe not on the slots, but with me later on.

"Wow, you're going for gold! Trying to figure out which one has the biggest payout. Do you have your room card?"

She nodded. "Sure when we checked in, it was my first question."

"How to win on the slots? Really?"

She laughed, "You know when I do find a ma-chine; you're playing too. I'm not doing all this research for nothing."

I wasn't a slot-machine kind of guy. I didn't mind watching her, but the whole idea of participating didn't appeal to me.

"You can't just sit and watch me!"

I think my stare gave her the impression that I could. She didn't wait for a response, so I blurted out, "The problem with slot machines is the fact that they don't feature the best payback."

I just wanted to warn her in cas