“We saw her at the club when it happened. Even Judy couldn’t have been in two places at the same time.”“It can’t be a fucking coincidence th...t we’ve seen fuck all of the bitch since she burst in like that,” said Jacquie. “What did she know? Where did she fucking run off to? She knew something, didn’t she?”“I don’t know what Judy did or didn’t know,” said Philippa, also striving to be diplomatic. “But you’re right, Jacquie. Judy took Crystal to a dark place she wouldn’t have gone to. "You're awful quiet, Miss Walker. Or can I call you Liz? Yeah, I'll call you Liz. I mean, gosh, I've eaten out your cunt and we've fucked and we should be on a first name basis." "What do you want?" "Come on, wise up, Liz. I'm not one of those greedy out-for-money or out-for-grades types. All I want is some action. With you." It was as she feared. The boy was blackmailing her sexually. He wanted her body as his reward for keeping quiet. Which only gave him more ammunition to use against her if. ”Irene listened to the conversation until the door closed behind them. She had been terrified that Magus would come running out of his office pointing at one of the IRS agents while saying that was the man for her. She muttered, “I hate the IRS. Of course, my ex-husband would really be in trouble if I were to hook up with an IRS agent.”A man about the same age as Irene stepped into the office. He looked around as if uncertain that he was in the right place. He was dressed in an off-the-shelf. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Ned's View I couldn't believe it. I sat in silence as I tried to come to terms with the conversation I just had with Staci; we were going on a date, not just going out like we usually do, but this was a date. She had called me just as I got to the gym, and here I was still thinking about it."Where am I going to take her?" I said out loud; the men's locker room was empty.I had no car, no money, but she knew all this and still wanted to go on a date with me. That was the kind of woman.