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“And now, it’s my pleasure to introduce our benefactor, Mr Davion!” The host, a man with a thick moustache and a soft rotund paunch, announces et up from my seat in the front row, button e

“Thank you, thank you,” I say into themy position before it as the host steps to the side Slowly, the crowd quiets down and I clearmy speech

It’s a crowded roo, rows upon rows of lower politicians and businessht wing of the hall are a few dozen journalists They snap a few pictures as I walk up to the stage, and I throw them a s ae pinned to her button-up shirt and a notepad resting on her crossed legs

The big wigs are all seated in front ofthem I can count my lovely ex-wife and her pal, Laurel ‘The Devil’ Trask They’re probably cursingto the Devil forThey’d like that, alright

“It’s a pleasure to be with you tonight,” I start, the hot lights trained on the stagea few beads of sweat drip downspeeches It’s all theater, you see? Whenever you see someone in front of asoe of sweet bullshit And that, dear ladies, just isn’t the way I roll But Joyce has insisted we carry on with this good-boy strategy, and what can I say? Despite a few hiccups, it’s working

“As we all know, Central Park is New York’s soul With a history that now spans three centuries, the Park has always been one of the this city’s o over a few of the loss over theive a fuck about random dates and facts; it’s all about emotion

“Of course,” I continue, ready to finish hts, “e much of what Central Park is today to the Central Park Conservancy As such, I can’t tell you how huive them some much-needed support Thank you for all your hard work,” I finish, turning around to face the Conservancy's President and clapping my hands The crowd takestheir hands fills the whole auditorium

With a final bow, I offer my hand to the Conservancy's president and let him shake it heartily I just wrote him a half-a-million dollar check, to help with the ure his hearty handshake is a justified one I finally lad thatback to h, I pretend that I need to head out for a piss and walk all the way to the back of the auditorium

Wide and long red drapes hang froht criainst one of the walls and hide fro behind one of these drapes Two or threespot

“That was aive her is one long kiss

“No, but this is,” I grin as I pull back fro on her hips