“Just a lad, about fifteen that’s all. I want you to do me a favour with him; just for a few minutes, that’s all; then he disappears; pronto –...an we got the night to ourselves!”“What are you saying Brad? You’ve brought him here for sex with me!”“Look I’m in deep shit honey; I just need you to give the kid a couple of minutes; that’s all! I’ll be right here with you Ok?”My mind is numb; dumbfounded.Brad spoke softly into the dark, “Hey Nicky, come on out here, it’s ok now; Okay.”A stringy. No need to wait for us. Take care” “Sure! Bye”.Saying Goodbye, Me and aunt returned inside. Aunt moved to the kitchen for cooking dinner. I closed the door and bolted and I too moved back to her. When I reached, she was arranging vessels for cooking. As I entered, she turned back and had a look. Maybe she heard the sound of my steps. She looked at me once and returned back to her work. I moved and stood beside her but facing her. Imagined? I stood relaxing my back to the shelf. I was not seeing. That would explain the extra scratches on his belt, a place to clip a badge and gun holster.'Shit, Doug, ' I told myself, 'you're seeing boogie men, now. One simple attempt on your life and suddenly the whole world is a conspiracy.'I laughed to myself and tried to let it go, but I couldn't shake the nagging feeling. I decided I didn't want to be alone in the lab with him in the building, so I left with the other students after class and headed for the library. I chose a place where I could see. ’ She convinced herself. ‘He blew it, and he knows he did.’ She let that thought linger in her head before… ‘But he was such a great guy. Always there, always nice, always cute, always encouraging, always sweet, always perfect. Not like Ja–‘ ‘No!’ She ended the thought abruptly, throwing her loofa dramatically into the tub. The last thing she wanted was to let her thoughts cloud her judgement. Especially on a catch like Jason Maldonado. ‘A catch.’ She laughed, stepping out of the tub. The.