“No. It’s an elaborate ruse. Given our history, it won’t take long for the press to notice us palling around and jump to the obvious conclusion....Tonight, I’ll meet her in a cop bar before moving the discussion somewhere private. That gives me a chance to comment on how the investigation is proceeding, allowing Nicole to casually mention it to Mike. That way, no one can be forced to testify they explicitly asked or said anything about the case, other than as an aside. What’s more, the press may. ‘You’ve been a long time,’ she said. ‘In the loo, call of nature,’ I said, patting myself metaphorically on the back for my quick response. ‘Have you put any sun lotion on?’ ‘Yes, when I was in the bedroom. What about you?’ ‘No, but I’ll be okay, it’s not that hot. No hotter than when I’m golfing.’ ‘Right,’ she said. I could see Veronica’s eyes were still closed behind her dark lens. She ignored the magazine I’d placed on the table. I relaxed back on my lounger. Well, relaxed may not be. I had been told theday before to be there in good time as they had a very special day forme planned. As I got out of the car and headed to the door I noticed aUHaul truck backed part way in the garage. Wondering what exactly theyhad in store with that, I kept heading to the front door. I rang thedoorbell and was met almost immediately by Heather and Nicole. Theywere both dressed like prostitutes, but ready for the day exceptHeather still had her hair in a towel. They both wore a tight. “Okay, I’m game,” he said thoughtfully. “It sounds like its going to be a ton of fun. Can we find out who we’ve been with when we’re done, like turn on the lights or talk or anything?Darren shrugged and spread his hands. “Every room is going to have a number, so you can play question and answers with the girls later to find out who you might have been with, or I guess if you really can’t stand the suspense you can turn on the lights afterwards, or talk. It kind of ruins the glory hole like.