His ebony hair shone softly in the light. As usual he had it pulled back in a ponytail at the nape of his strong neck. He looked like a struggling mus...cian but reality sang altogether a different tune for the private investigator that he and his twin brother were, along with being her best friends. ‘I didn’t hear you come in, Jason. Where is Dustin at?’ She limped farther into the living room and paused by the loveseat. ‘He’ll be up shortly. He’s parking the car.’ ‘Okay. Just make yourself at. It was very long. We had to lay over in Los Angeles. Altogether it was nearly 24 hours before we got to our hotel." Do you have a boy playing?" Oh, yes. He is number 17 and his name is Manu."She pointed out a strapping young man who was taking the shortstop position on the field. He had just hit the ball well but it had been caught for an out.Tentatively I stuck out a hand and said, "I'm Charlie, by the way. I'm pleased to meet you."She giggled and shook my hand firmly. "Nice to meet 'cha,. I was shy at the time, and still kinda shy today, as I'm usually quiet around new people and I sometimes get all blushed in the face.So it wasn't until this summer that both Brianna and I graduated from grade school, both being in the same grade, even though it's been almost two years since I last saw Brianna. She continued to go to the school that we both went to in Eureka, but after my parents broke up, my brother and two sisters all moved away from my dad and we all moved down to Santa Rosa. "Promise me that you won't change your costume. Please?" Well, my mom thinks it's too tight." His mother had thought it a little revealing for a boy his age. "She won't let me wear it like that." I know!" Jack said suddenly. "Wear it the way she wants to our house. You can change back and we can go to the dance together." Yeah!" John caught the excitement and Jack's real idea. "You have to come over." He grabbed Jim's arm and held it. John wondered if they were thinking the same heated things..