‘I’ll be nineteen in two months. And the beer’s not for me anyway.’ Wrong choice of words. His frown deepened. ‘Who are you buying beer for?...�� ‘A friend. An older friend,’ I added. ‘Why can’t your older friend buy his own beer?’ I tried not to wince. Of course he would assume it was a male friend. Never mind that he was right, it still stung. ‘Look, his mom’s sick in the hospital, and he’s staying here in town so he can be with her, and he’s had a really shitty day. And I don’t even like beer!’. "Pity. There is a young woman, a new senator,making waves in the community. Large waves. She was recently appointedas head of an internal investigation against Senator Bowman." Ah," Robert smiled. "I've actually heard of Senator Bowman.Corruption investigation, yes? Accepting money from some oil companyand something about a massive pipeline explosion in... Kansas wasn'tit?" So you do pay attention. Yes. The explosion was two years ago and waswhat caused the food riots. They still. ” “So will everyone be looking at me “said Lisa sounding a little nervous “Probably but you look that good you’d turn heads wherever you went” I replied “If you wanna go somewhere else we can do” “No, no - I can find out all your guilty secrets from your mates” she said smiling “Yeah that’s what I’m worried about “ I said.As we walked into the pub Lisa veered off into the Ladies room (why do women always do that?) and as I walked into the lounge I got the usual good natured abuse from the. Then I happen to notice you. My eyes are immediately drawn to your guarded aura. You don't seem pleased to be here either with your head tipped downward, stiff shoulders, and hands dug in your pockets. I study you casually, but closely. Dark hair combed to perfection with the perfect amount of pomade, what looks like deep green eyes framed with thick lashes, and a wonderfully sharp jawline splashed with a few day's stubble. Guesstimating, I assume you're around 6'2" and dressed very nicely with.