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something you just have to experience.”
    “I’d be interested to see,” Bobby said.
    “I can arrange that,” Freeze said. “Yo, Cat!”
    Cat excused herself from the person she was talking to and came to see what Freeze wanted. “What’s up, Freeze?”
    “Cat, I want you to meet somebody. This is—”
    “Bobby Ray,” Cat said as she stepped closer to Bobby. “I’ve been wantin’ to meet you for a long time.”
    “Really? And why is that?” Bobby asked.
    “Because powerful men turn me on,” Cat said and grabbed his hand. Freeze laughed as he watched Cat lead Bobby upstairs to the private rooms.
    That’s how it began and it went on until Cat started monopolizing more of Bobby’s time and began calling Pam to boast about it. Another woman calling the house talkin’ shit to her about her husband was absolutely unacceptable to Pam, and she was forced to take steps to put an end to the affair. Ultimately, her solution caused Pam to have a nervous breakdown.
    Bobby got help for her and checked her into a private clinic and then moved his children to a house close to the clinic so Pam could see their children everyday while she recovered. When Pam came home she was feeling like herself again, but she refused to have sex with Bobby.
    “I thought that since she was feeling better, and since the two of you seemed to have moved past all that stuff, that you and her were—” Wanda said.
    “I thought she would too, but she said she can’t. She said that she understands that I’m a man and I have needs ,” Bobby laughed. “Just show her respect and keep it away from her and the kids.” Bobby picked up the menu.
    “Well, if you don’t mind, put me on that list of people you keep it away from.”
    Bobby turned to Nick. “Where’s Mike?”
    “I thought he was coming with you?”
    “Ain’t no tellin’ what time he’s gonna get here then,” Wanda added. “Why he has somebody driving for him that don’t know where anything is, is still a mystery to me.”
    “We’re on 42 nd Street. How hard could this place be to find?” Nick asked.
    “Kevon used to drive him around in the Bahamas and Mike trusts him. That’s good enough for me,” Bobby said.
    “It oughta be, since it was your bright idea for him to have a driver,” Wanda said.
    “Only question is, how long we gonna wait for him?” Nick asked. “I’m hungry.”
    “You're always hungry,” Bobby said as their waiter arrived at the table.
    “Are you ready to order?”
    “We’re still waiting on one more person,” Wanda informed the waiter.
    “Bring me a Remy Martin on the rocks,” Bobby ordered.
    “I’ll have another Johnny Black,” Nick added. “I think we should go on and order.”
    “Go ahead. I’ll order something for Mike,” Wanda said.
    Bobby put down his menu. “What do you recommend?”
    “I highly recommend the saffron-spiked lobster ravioli. The signature black truffle mac and cheese was served on season one of Bravo’s ‘Top Chef.’ It’s a tasty blend of black truffles; brandy and fontina slow-cooked with fresh thyme and oregano. The oversized scallops are doused in a buttery pool of vanilla bean cream. And our roasted salmon is served with a sweet sherry brandy glaze. All of those are excellent.”
    The trio gave the waiter their orders and he left them. They talked about the business at hand while they waited for Black to get there. He arrived at the table just as the food was being served.
    “Sorry I’m late. We had a run to make, and on the way here Kevon went the wrong way on the Major Deegan and then we got stuck in traffic on the Cross Bronx,” Black said and sat down. “Did you order me something?”
    “I got you the smokey-rubbed filet mignon,” Wanda replied as the server placed a plate of veggie pasta in front of her. Nick had the Chilean sea bass, while Bobby opted for the hoisin & cider pork tenderloin.
    “What's that you havin’?” Black asked Wanda.
    “Veggie pasta.”
    “You shoulda