"You still there?" I asked as Iexhaled some smoke and walked across the porch."Course I am, you think I'd have hung up without finding out about lastn...ght, well what happened?"I paused. "Nothing really, we went to see a film, had a few drinks, andthen came back home." There was silence."That's it?" she answered."Well what did you expect? Rampant sex that was hardly likely, though Idid kiss him goodnight."There was a chuckle form the other side."George was smashed when I got back, in fact the. I guess that’s a good thing since this place is about to be overrun with them.”“But ... you took a risk ... the trial. Brian ... your job...”“There’s nothing that I’m not prepared to face. I have the love and support of at least thirty-six people behind me, especially Dave. I do try not to rely on him totally. That’s what makes the Circle so special. There are more sources to boost you up instead of someone feeling like they’re leaning on one other person too much.”“When are you due?”“Around. After almost three years together, the unforeseen collapse of that relationship had left her in a state of free fall that she seemed unable to pull herself out of.Eight years older than Claire, David had been a mathematics teacher at the same school that she and Patricia taught at. While the prestigious academy tended to frown on staff members dating, there was no official policy to prevent it. Besides, when she had first begun spending time with David, the idea of it developing into something. She had just removed her panties and was standing there ... stark naked ... in a public store before she tried on a lingerie set.I looked back at Clete with an impressed look on my face and Toby turned at about the same time. Altogether, we just nodded and said, almost in unison, "Dude!" I began to walk very slowly back toward where Adele and my sisters were selecting from the swimsuits that were available, all the while watching the sexy, well-built lady in the open changing booth remove and.