" The pair were in the restroom off Armand's suite of offices, cleaning up. Sharon was just heading into the stall, and the Wench was arranging Sharon...s clothing on the sink counter and a couple of coathooks arrayed along the wall. "What with everything that went on in there, you wanted to know about that?"Sharon sighed. She thought briefly about closing the stall door, but if Felicia -- or Wench, or whatever her name was -- wanted to talk... Besides, Charlene had said that they'd have the. I couldn’t feel the floor under my feet as I glided next to him. — A few months later Gwen and I were settling into our apartment in the West Village. We knew how lucky we were – her parents had bought it just after they finished college and kept it once they’d moved to New Jersey. Gwen’s older sister had been living in it for the past five years but she had recently moved to California, so the timing was perfect. Her parents insisted on giving us a reduced rent, and I knew my parents felt. They polished off the second bottle of wine and enjoyed the warmth of the evening while looking out over the city lights of Los Angeles."You want to take a swim?" Rachel asked when the last of the wine was gone."Sure," Jake said, standing. "Let's do it."They went back in the bedroom and quickly stripped naked. They put on robes and then went back out onto the balcony and down the stairs to the backyard. The security lights came on, flooding every inch of the backyard with bright, sterile light.. "I can't believe they are really going to do this," Tina said, throwing her arms in the air. "Come on Keith," Tina said as she pulled on his arm. Keith wasn't budging."You go on Tina. I'm gonna see if they really go through with it," Keith said, almost in a daze.Amber and Colby walked away towards the tent and Tina was just a few steps behind them. Rodger & Elisabeth meanwhile headed down towards the river bank. And yet, Keith remained where he was sitting.Nick meanwhile, was standing very.