"Anyway let's go to the cop out tonight to celebrate." Come to the Englishman's pub, and I'll buy you a beer," I said."I haven't been there yet. I've ...een meaning to try it, so you have a deal. I warn you I am going to bring friends," he said."As long as they are cops I'll pay," I said. "Just no friend of friends just to get a free beer. Eddie be sure you invite Osborn. She is going to be a hell of a detective after she spends a year or two on the road." Yeah but the lure of more money and big. One of them had thought ahead and brought in three oversize, fluffy towels. Talk about luxury.Both girls looked happier than a dog who's just discovered he could reach his own prick when I had to go and spoil the whole thing."So, Vick," I said, "What's up with you coming into my bed and now the shower?"The smile was instantly gone like she'd been slapped.Bev took one look at her and spun around. She jabbed two fingers into my chest, pushing me back a step. She continued jabbing me and pushing. "I've allowed you to live rent free for the past year because you lost whatever crappy job it was that you had and I've turned a blind eye to you illegally subletting your spare rooms to that polish lodger of yours," how the hell does he know about Oliwia? And why won't he stop coming towards me? We're back out on the landing now and I'm slowly backing towarda the staircase as he continues to approach me, his strides getting bigger and bigger. "Now I'm not the kind of man to force himself on. She was generally thought of as nice, but odd. The car window rolled down and Carson was inside. ‘Lauren, let me take you home.’ He said. How did he get out of the store that quickly? ‘No thank you, it’s all right. I just live across the street.’ She smiled, hoping her shock didn’t register. She stared into the open window of the car. ‘Can we go out for coffee?’ he asked. ‘Um… another day, but sure.’ She gave in just wanting to get out of the rain. He opened up his car door and took her.