Ms. Glass was the representative for her dad with regard to the REIT.”“REIT?” Detective Monroe asked.“A Real Estate Investment Trust,” Elyse...said. “Consider it like a mutual fund, but with real estate instead of stocks. If you have a 401K or an IRA, and have mutual funds in it, it’s the same idea. Your police pension probably actually invests in REITs.”“Thanks,” Detective Monroe laughed. “High finance isn’t my specialty! Is there anything else you can tell us that you think might help our. “That’s right, just you start acceptin’ your position in life”“Ok, whatever you say” I reply.“That’s goddamn right, ‘whatever I say’, you gonna start obeying me, ok, cunt?”“Yes”“Make that yessir, you little piece of shit”My eyes still down I reply “yes, sir”.“Good, now follow me.”We walk down the aisle toward the “exit” sign. We push the door open. Outside it is dark, but I can see just a bit of the… sunrise? I hadn’t realized it was so late. The door opens onto a parking lot in the back of the. "Just who the hell do you think you are prying into my private things?" I snarled, "It's bad enough you go digging around in my room, but to pick the lock on one of my diaries is going way too far!" Not far enough by the looks of it," she snapped back, "you are sick, perverted! Just wait until your father hears about this, he'll have you put away!"There was no love lost between my step-mother and myself, there never had been, I had hated her from the moment I had met her; I saw the side of her. I knew Beth wouldn't have been violent but still I wanted tobe sure."I'm fine," she said giving me a small smile. "Beth and I just had alittle chat about some of my feelings. I'll tell you when we get home.Now let's get you that coat."With the coat purchased I remembered I only had the garish tights fromthe pantomime so I got some of those along with some girl's socks. Inrecent years I hadn't been clothes shopping and now I'd been twice. Idon't know if it was due to being with somebody I loved.