" Steffi groan. How the fuck was she going to keep a low profilewalking past the cops dressed like this? She interrupted his talk ofsets list to ask i... she could borrow a coat to wear back to her unit."Storage unit? Sure. I will walk you there." When they got to theparking lot, Detective Gartner's voice, drifted across. "It's lucky, acop I know told me they were looking for this plate. she said somethingabout a rape and murder in California." That was odd but moreimportantly Gartner was facing. Anything ... with my own brother is ... like ... I don’t know...”“Sleazy?”“I was thinking more like, the worst thing in the world, punishable by death ... along those lines.”Kelly laughed out loud.“Hardly. Look, for one thing, you’ll never get judged by me for anything. You probably know that already. My next tattoo might be, ‘live and let live’ or something like that. As long it’s consensual and everybody involved is capable of deciding for themselves, I’m good with it; whether or not I would. You realize I’ve never done this before. Is the party going to be here or are you having it someplace else?”“We are thinking here, down at the pond. It’s pretty secluded, but open enough for some good games. There is a place for a bonfire for cooking and sitting around afterwards. Plus, we can bring the truck down for the music and not bother anyone. I don’t think we want to be too loud or bother any neighbors. Are you sure your parents are OK with this?”“Yep, my parents and I had a talk about. Inside her the alarm bells go off, clanging in the night, warning her that this isn’t any longer fantasy, telling her to refuse as she turns toward him to look, first to his mouth, then up to his eyes. She sees the party inside through half-open blinds, only for a second before the view is blocked by his body. Say no thank-you, she tells herself. She doesn’t say anything at all. This is how it happens, not to everyone but to her. She hasn’t decided in her mind to let this man fuck her. She.