Slaapppp !!

The sound was heard all through the outdoor café, and probably throughout the whole city of Miami.

"You gotta lot of nerve showing up here again." Was all the angry woman spat out before she turned on her heels and walked away.

Sam was sitting there, rubbing the now red side of his face, he didn't know why that woman had slapped him like that.

Mike and Fi watched helplessly at the interaction between Sam and the unknown woman.

"Looks like that smarts." Fi can't hide the grin on her lips, she's been waiting for something like this to happen.

"I don't know why she slapped me, maybe she was one of the ladies I picked up and forgot about."

"Yea." Michael replies dryly. He too was wondering when his friends wanderlust was going to catch up to him.

There is an outburst of cheers and hoots from a private room.

"What's going on in there?" Fi asks the waitress as she delivers their order.

"The monthly girls get-together. It's a group of women around the area that rent the room and they have lunch and games, they're booked every month for the next six months. They are a hoot, we all try to get to cover the room just for the games."

"They have fun, huh?"

"Oh yea, some of the guys won't even wait on them cause they might get groped. George has to lay down the law once in a while, but overall he likes them."

"Sounds like my kind of fun." Fi laughs.

The trio were still eating when the rambunctious lunch party breaks up and the numerous women file out.

Sam had just started to take a drink when he looks up at the departing ladies, then starts to choke and drop his glass.

"Ok, buddy, go down the wrong pipe."

Sam is trying to breathe, talk and motion with his hands at the same time.

Fi looks around and all she sees is the women leaving. Whoever or whatever Sam was looking at is gone.

When he finally gets his breath. "Yea I'm ok. Just took too big of a drink is all."

Sam is strangely subdued the rest of the meal.

The first sign that something is going on is when the bill shows up.

"I'll pay this time." Sam grabs the bill. "I'll meet you guys later."

Michael starts to say something, when Fi grabs his arm and drags him from the table.

"Quick before he changes his mind." Fi giggles.

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"George"

"Yea Sam"

"Was that--?"

"Yea and no."

"Yea it was her and no I won't tell you anything."

"Come on pal" he slides a grant bill over to him.

"You had your chance. You dumped her."

"But…"

"No buts" He holds up his hands, palms up "She tried to get hold you and you didn't call back. So she got the message loud and clear…and so did everyone else."

"That's why the woman slapped me huh?"

"Toni? Yea. Some people figured it out."

"It's not what you think. You think Toni told her she saw me?

He pauses. "She left here in a good mood, so I doubt it."

"I've gotta talk to her." Sam pleads.

"Sam, you know she won't be easy to talk to."

"I know, candy and flowers aren't gonna work on her."

"But I can tell you what will" George grins as he takes the grant and puts it in his pocket.