I managed to get a quickie appointment for my hair and nails at my preferred salon, and Alexi has given me a driver at my beck and call for the day. He had his head of security inform me when I ventured to the lift to come up here.

He is pulling out the stops to keep me here, and I wonder if this is all really about his club. If I didn’t know better, I would wonder if there is any guilt brewing in that closed-off mind of his and then remember … this is Alexi we are talking about, ...