What Would You Give

Night At The Casino

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Dante asked the chestnut haired woman in front of him as the bustle of the airport terminal went on around them. He couldn't go any further than this point because frankly he wasn't going anywhere.

She looked like she was going on vacation, but in reality she was just going study abroad. She wore a simple pair of blue jeans and had her hair up in a ponytail leaving the tail end to hang over her shoulder. Her grey v-neck t-shirt fit her form just enough to entice any male within a thirty foot radius. Dante was slightly jealous.

"Yeah. I've been cooped up the last so many years and missing out on opportunities it just makes sense." She looked at him and sighed. "Do you have to go everywhere in that getup?"

"Yeah. I have to meet up with Lady later and I don't feel like going home to change." He shrugged and then got serious again. He was going to miss her sass.

"Anyway, I have to go." She said and he nodded. "I'll see you when I see you." She held out her hand for a shake and instead of grabbing it he just brought her into a hug.

"Sorry, I couldn't resist." Her grey eyes widened and she felt tears coming to her eyes. She would miss him too. "You take care of yourself and make sure you don't get into trouble. I don't want to have to pay for a plane ticket just to go pull you out of trouble." He said and the sound of his voice made her tighten her grip on him.

"I promise." She said as Dante released her. She wiped her eyes free of tears and turned to grab her carryon bag. "I have to go." She took it and swung the backpack over her shoulder before giving him a smile.

"Be careful Roe." Was all he said before he watched her walk out of his life. Or so he thought.

He didn't think he would see her again seven years later on a casino ship playing blackjack next to an old man. This was certianly not how he pictured his night going. He stood on the balcony overlooking the casino floor as people were playing slot machines, poker, craps, and roulette, but the chestnut haired beauty at the blackjack table caught his interest as she sipped on a fruity drink.

Dante being the man he was didn't show any surprise at the fact she was there. Afterall, he had a job to do and he was a little early. He had some time to kill. He decided he was going to have to join in on the fun so he walked down the stairs to the blackjack table and sat to her left. She paid no attention to him as she sipped on what he saw was actually a fuzzy naval.

"Deal me in on the next hand." Dante put some chips down and sat there waiting to see if Roe would actually react.

"You sound very confident." She said as she threw a chip into the pot raising the bet. "Hit me." Three of hearts. He took this opportunity to check her out and she didn't disappoint. Her long hair was up in a bun, but the silver dress she wore was very form fitting.

"What is a babe like you doing in a place like this all by herself?" He asked her hoping she would answer back with that sass she always brought to the table.

"Working." She didn't look at him. "I fold." She said before getting up and walking away. He was left a little bit disappointed and decided to follow her. She had left her chips on the table anyway and it would be the right thing to return them to her.

Dante followed her to the bar where she sat down and a man came up to sit next to her ordering a glass of whiskey. He was a gentleman dressed in a very nice suit, something you would see on a man getting ready to make a bid at an auction. She said a few words to him before handing him a small box and he looked at the object inside with a small lens.