‘Yes, we are interested Earl.’ ‘Fantastic, I can already see you two strolling the sandy beaches without the bother of attire and getting all ov...r tans.’ With arrangements made to meet in the morning, Earl excused himself, put money on the table and said he was paying for their dinner and then walked out. Beth and Al spent the next half hour talking fast back and forth and all but ignored their food. Chapter Two Earl was just late enough to make Al and Beth get antsy, but when they saw him. His gray eyes make him look feminine because of his makeup, but his muscles give him an added masculine look. Without asking for another drink, he pours me another. ‘Thanks,’ I say, taking another puff of my cigarette. ‘You look like you need more, going through a break up?’ I shrug, ‘Not exactly, but I like someone who doesn’t like me back.’ He rolls his eyes in agreement, ‘I know the feeling girl.’ A drunk man comes up the bar, and slurs something about a Bloody Mary. He’s African American. I didn't steal anything those three nights, because that's another thing that makes me horny. No, I just climbed up the roofs of Winterhaven, and made my way around the city I knew so well. I went back and forth across the city a few times, and even made it as far as the castle walls. But I'm saving that approach for later, because I may only have one real chance at it. No sense getting caught and spending my nights in jail, when I needed to be on Temple hill soon.The goal was to tire me out. Twenty minutes later he was at Erica's. Erica Wilkie smiled at George Franks as he sat in the chair opposite the desk in her office. "It's good of you to come over Mr Franks. Now what exactly was it you wanted to discuss. I'm afraid I really didn't understand what it was that you were talking about when you called."George Franks smiled. "That's quite all right, Ms Wilkie," he said. "It can be a little complicated. It's much the easiest if I can explain things face to face. I wanted to make sure.