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Her thick eyebrows fluttered upward, a danger signal I had learned to look for. HER THICK EYEBROWS FLUTTERED UPWARD A DANGER SIGNAL I HAD LEARNED TO LOOK FOR
ile that spring, desoxyribonucleic acid had begun to take second place in my heart. This is a pitiful admission for a biochemist to make--DNA should be the cornerstone of his life. But Shari was something rare--a gorgeous woman, if somewhat distant, who was thoroughly intelligent. She had already earned her doctorate, while I was still struggling with the tag ends of my thesis. "Poker, Tex?" Shari had asked, when the waitress was bringing dessert. "Is this becoming a problem? You've played every night this week." "No problem, Shari," I said. "I'm winning, and I see no point in not pocketing all that found money." "Compulsive gambling is a sickness," she said, looking at me thoughtfully. She was wearing a shirtwaist and skirt that had the bright colors and fullness you associate with peasant dress. "The only sick thing about me is my bank account," I grinned, relishing her dark, romantic quality. "I need the dough, Shari. I've got a thesis to finish if I ever want to get a job teaching. VEN SIGNS OF BEING THE LAST ONE FOR A WHILE THAT SPRING DEXY RIBA NUCLE ACID HAD BEGUN TO TAKE SECOND PLACE IN MY HEART THIS IS A PITIFUL ADMISSION FOR A BIO CHEMIST TO MAKE DIONAY SHOULD BE THE CORNER STONE OF HIS LIFE BUT SHERRY WAS SOMETHING RARE A GORGEOUS WOMAN IF SOMEWHAT DISTANT WHO WAS THOROUGHLY INTELLIGENT SHE HAD ALREADY EARNED HER DOCTORATE WHILE I WAS STILL STRUGGLING WITH THE TAG ENDS OF MY THESIS POKERTEX SHERRY HAD ASKED WHEN THE WAITRESS WAS BRINGING DESSERT IS THIS BECOMING A PROBLEM YOU'VE PLAYED EVERY NIGHT THIS WEEK NO PROBLEM SHERRY I SAID I'M WINNING AND I SEE NO POINT IN NOT POCKETING ALL THAT FOUND MONEY COMPULSIVE GAMBLING IS A SICKNESS SHE SAID LOOKING AT ME THOUGHTFULLY SHE WAS WEARING A SHIRT WAIST AND SKIRT THAT HAD THE BRIGHT COLORS AND FULLNESS YOU ASSOCIATE WITH PEASANT DRESS THE ONLY THING SICK ABOUT ME IS MY BANK ACCOUNT I GRINNED RELISHING HER DARK ROMANTIC QUALITY I NEED THE DOE SHERRY I'VE GOT A THESIS TO FINISH IF I EVER WANT TO GET A JOB TEACHING
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