Standing back up, he embraces me again in a passionate kiss. Knowing there is a stranger in the next room makes this scene all the more erotic. I feel...naughty. I can’t imagine what this night holds for us. Something in his face reassures me and my naked body falls in line beside him, heading to his office.We walk into the room and hear the soothing music and smell the candles lit. The light is dim. Very romantic … and odd, considering a stranger is here with us.Gasp! And this stranger is. I learned from their statements that just the opposite had been true. Jessica formulated the plan and goaded Dylan into it. It had not taken much goading. She had him wrapped around her finger from the start. But she’s definitely the more culpable of the two. Not that he was an innocent lamb led to the slaughter. But if it were not for her he probably would not have even thought of stealing all that money. It was as if they were both basically honest people who had been a bad influence on each. Then and only then would we be free to start figuring out buying a house. Things looked very positive for us but would be very complicated for the next few months.Monday morning, March 24, I reported back to the MPD and looked up Lieutenant Brownell. He was on vacation for a few days, so I ended up speaking to Captain Carson. He smiled when I knocked on his door. “The conquering hero returns!”“I don’t know about any conquering, sir, but I’m back. Graduation was Friday.”“I heard that. We were. And at the moment, the six members of the club sat in the wood shed,which served as the secret hideout, wondering why they had all beencalled there. However, the reasons didn't really matter, only that thisseemed to promise them some adventure."I bet you're all wondering why I called you here," Chad announced,looking around the small room at his friends."Not me," his friend Mikey grinned.Chad rolled his eyes, then silently looked over at the others. Headjusted his helmet again, quickly.