Around a million people, maybe more. An international port city, cosmopolitan and ancient at the same time. And hot. Just over 100 degrees.I left Walk...r on his own for the two days we were there. He loves exploring and didn’t seem to mind the heat.I preferred the climate control of my second-tier ship, The Globe. I was there to investigate, not to go urban prowling. Plus, I’d met a fella.2nd Officer Eamon Nilsson. I didn’t ask him about the ship’s fraternization policy. Not after I’d sent a. "Jake nodded and smirked. "I'm sure he was. I mean, it's not every daythat someone offers to put their mouth on your pooper."I took a drink from my own glass of wine. It was a Muscadet: a good dealsharper than I usually like.Then I said, "It wasn't something that I offered to do. It just happened,believe it or not."Jake looked sceptical. In his shoes, I had to admit that I too would findit very difficult to believe."Anyway," I went on. "He suggested we go and see another match. A. is huge so we might be 40 miles from each other."We weren't 40 miles apart. We weren't even 10 blocks apart."I'm at my studio," she said. "It's about a five minute walk from the Hyatt — not that I'm suggesting you take your life into your hands and walk here. But it'll take less time than driving. I can meet you at your hotel or you can meet me here. Or we can meet somewhere in between."The nervousness was back."Are you OK?" I asked. "Julie, I know you. Remember? I can tell when something is. Wo boli ki tum yaha rehte ho to maine kaha nahi phir auto wala bola ki ye uska ghar hai usko thoda kaam hai. Bahar kaafi garmi thi to maine poocha ki tumhare ghar mai paani milega to usne hum logo ko upar bula liya. Pooja boli ki upar jana thek nahi to maine kaha ki daro mat upar chalte hain paani pikar aa jayenge.Pooja mere sath autowale ke ghar ki taraf chal padi. Uska ghar seedhiyan chadkar teesri manjil par tha aur sirf ek kamre ka ghar tha jaha ek purani si khatiya thi jis par chadar aur.