For the next 3 hours we just did random shit, went to the park and when angie went to the washroom Nicole kissed me, and I had to go that day so she l...oked disappointed but I thought that what we did that night was just that one time, but when I was leaving and saying goodbye to everyone, Nicole gave me a hug and whispered sadly that she would miss me and to come back, and I said I will and gave her a squeeze, when I let her go she walked into the hallway and down to the room we were hanging. " Oh," I said. Now what did I do? I had no idea. "I just want you to be okay," I said, kind of uselessly."Thank you," she said. "You're always so polite."I know you're supposed to feel good when an adult pays you a compliment, and I knew if my mother had heard that, she'd be beaming. But all that did was embarrass me."I'm sorry," I said. One of her eyebrows rose just a fraction. "That I ... um ... looked at your pictures," I explained."My pictures," she murmured, looking away again. Then she. "Now can you tell the court how many sexual partners you have had? Not including the defendant?" Nine."There they were again, the whispers out, mocking her, taunting her."Nine...that seems an undercount to me, Miss Jones," said defense, his expression that of a cat toying with a mouse. "Let us include all persons with whom you have had any sexual contact. We will include, um, oral sex, and mutual masturbation—"A grey-haired woman on the jury was staring at Sue, her face one of undisguised. When she called him, she asked Travis about his plans for the next few weeks to find out that he was free for at least a week in between. Then she picked a day for him to be with her and he said yes to it, she started to plan.Before he arrived, Clara arranged to stock up his favorite brand of the Scotch; ‘Chivas’. On the day of his arrival, she had prepared a delicious meal for themselves. By the afternoon, he arrived; she was all dressed up and ready for him. She chose to wear a shear off.