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She wasn't gorgeous but had a dynamite body and a soft, sexy voice, and she stopped the
conversation dead. "I hope I'm not barging in," she said,
stacking her chips.
"Hell, no!" the kid said. "We need a rose among us thorns."
"I'm Melinda," and they amiably dispensed their mini-malist Vegas-style introductions. She was from Virginia.
She pointed to her wedding band. Hubby was at the pool.
Peter watched her play several hands. She was fast and
sassy, betting $500 a hand, making border-line draws that
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