DAMIA & CIAN -- WATER STREET: 11:00am.
The place was a dump. He knew it, and so did she, but joking around about it made it a little more palatable, somehow. He was going to be one of those not-so-skinny humes, for awhile.
"Oh, no more than a dozen pounds, I'm sure," he answered after a moment of thought. It took a brave man to answer a woman's question about her weight - even, or perhaps especially, a tough woman's question. "It'll be a shame to see your curves go, but you've got to make some sacrifices if you want to live the dream."