Forty-Seven.

AJ lay in Valerie's bed fast asleep. She sat up smoking a cigarette lost in thought.

He's not a bad company.

I could hang around him for a while before discarding him, besides he's got the dough.

Isn't that what everyone wants? She chuckled. She stole another glance at him. He slept peacefully as if he had no care in this world. No troubles, no nothing. He slept like a newborn babe.

Valerie wore her robe and descended the stairs to the kitchen. Her tummy was rumbling and she decided to fix breakfast for both of them since he was already here.

She finished with their breakfast an