I could tell him I just forgot to repack it—or gave it to Melanie.While I was deep in my thoughts I heard Mel say, “AH-OH!”I looked in the rearv...ew mirror and saw flashing red and blue lights! I exclaimed, “Damn it, I know I wasn’t speeding!” I blinkered and pulled to the side of the road near a vacant lot and stopped the car. I reached between my legs to get my purse and briefly thought about the fact that I didn’t have any panties or bra on.I rolled the window down as the tall officer. But it was obvious that she preferred riding go-karts to dining in a five-star Manhattan restaurant.“Oh, we got you presents,” she said. “I’m going to run and get them.”“Yeah, because you won’t see her again tomorrow morning,” Phil pointed out. Hailey blew him a raspberry but got up and headed outside again to sort through the trunk for items she had picked out for David and Beth.Phil’s parents watched her go and then turned to their son.“Did you have as much fun as she did?” David wondered.“It. An avalanche in the Swiss Alps four years previous had killed his two younger siblings. He was born in the United Kingdom and lived with his parents in their home in Swindon, in the south central part of England. He attended the primary grades locally but was then sent to an exclusive boarding school in the north, one not heavily infected with the children of socialists, nor overrun by the offspring of the monarchy. It is a small school, very well regarded and free of the pettiness and. “You heard,” he replied.“Please sir, I need the money.” I begged, “If I can’t pay the rent, I’ll lose my house.”“Okay girl,” he answered, “I’ll give you an opportunity, don’t let me down. What are you going to wear? Do you have any sexy underwear on? Any lingerie? Anything?”“No,” I responded, “I didn’t expect to be starting tonight.”“Well of course, you start straight away in this business.” He laughed. “I’ll give you something for tonight only but if you make the money, you’ll have to bring.