Two other players replace Denise and Heath

Almost simultaneously, Heath & Denise started talking.

"Sorry, that was my..."

"---babysitter," finished Denise.

"---wife," said Heath.

The 2 exchanged looks, before returning their attention to Tony & Bev.

"I guess we're going to have reschedule our game," said Heath.

The look of disappointment was obvious on both the faces of Tony & Bev. The 2 were silent. Then, Bev tentatively asked, "Any idea when?"

Heath & Denise now had Blackberrys in their hands, punching furiously. "With my filming schedule, it's going to be at least 3 months," Heath answered. "Same here," Denise added.

The air of disappointment was very palatable now. Suddenly, Heath held up a finger, & ducked into a corner of the room. He began a very intense conversation, & then came back with a grin on his face. "Tony, Bev, you 2 still interested in a game of strip-poker with celebrities?"

"Absolutely!", they answered in unison.

Heath scribbled out an address, then handed it to them. "Same rules apply. Tell nobody you're going to this address, or what you're going to do. Be there at 3 PM sharp tomorrow. If you're even 5 minutes late, the game is off. Show up on time, though, & you won't be disappointed," Heath answered with a rakish grin.

"And," Denise chimed in, "The 4 of us will definitely get together in 3 months."

The 4 made their mutual goodbyes & made plans for a raincheck in 3 months. Bev & Tony were very disappointed not to be playing Heath & Denise, but the fact that they were going to be playing in another celebrity strip-poker game was enough to overcome that disappointment. Plus, 3 months wasn't really that long!

The next day, Bev & Tony showed up at a beach house. There was no indication on who might be waiting for them. They announced at the intercom at the security gate who they were. There was no reply; Just the silent opening of the security gate. When the 2 presented themselves at the front door of the beach house, the door was opened by none other than...