Chapter - Twenty-two Looks Good on You

"You look even better with clothes on, Sarah!" Finne conjoled as he led Sarah by the arm as she stepped from the limousine.

"You've been watching?!?"

"Really?, who hasn't?  You have been going full nude next door for a stretch now."

"What's the difference? I'm watched while I pee, so why do clothes matter?"

"They don't. You're right. Just sayin' your little black dress leaves enough for the imagination to make sure you will get all the attention you want tonight."

"It's not about attention!,..." Sarah started to retort before realizing the futility of her argument given her recent gratuitous nudity in contempt of her now never-un-watched-life... as it were...

"You've got my full attention, as you should tonight." Finne replied.  "Let's go win some money!"

Sarah followed Finne's lead into the newly-opened, river-front casino from the long line of private cars that lined the yellow brick drive extending from the gambling campus' royal entrance.

Passing through rows of brilliantly lit slot machines, each chiming in celebration of both tonight's grand opening and their own touted jackpot prizes, Finne led Sarah to the private blackjack tables within the high-limit room, reserved for the most VIP patrons tonight.

"Come sit with me and learn how to play twenty-one"

"I've been playing twenty-one since I was thirteen, " Sarah replied with a cunning and legitimately earned grin.

"Blackjack....twenty-one..."

"I get it.  But I don't need to learn anything.  I here to win some money."

"Good attitude, shorty.  Need a drink before we sit down?"

Sarah's face said more than Finne asked for.

"Duh?  right... Jack and Coke?"

"Double," Sarah returned while watching the deal progressing on the table to her right.

"Double down!" Sarah shouted at the back of the player seated in front of her.

"Double Jack and Coke or Double down princess?" said the the stocky- blue-suited gambler, whom's back Sarah had just yelled over.

"Both!"

"I'll get the drink, but she's right...the dealer will bust showing a five like that." Finne interjected.

The stack of five-hundred dollar chips was matched by an equal stack.... doubling the two-thousand dollar bet.  The player's ace, six was hit with a four...twenty-one... winning hand...likely.

The dealer's fifteen became twenty-five with a Jack of Diamonds.

"You're good luck, honey!" Blue suit said to Sarah.

"You have no idea." She replied.  " Move over, I'm coming into this shoe..."