The silence was something she enjoyed. What annoyed her was the lack of any breeze in the air. She was about to turn and walk back to her bed when she...heard a low, almost inaudible moan. She stopped and listened for a while longer and was about to write it off as her imagination when she heard it again, only this time it was louder and seemed a bit more urgent. It also seemed to be coming from the other side of the fence, where she knew her neighbour’s bedroom window would be, since most houses. "So your father is in a position to be embarrassed by the tapes." Embarrassed ... destroyed is more like it. My father is William Link. Amanda Link is my maiden name."Stern whistled a long, low tone. "Well, that would explain it, all right." Explain what?" Your husband is blackmailing your father with the tapes," he said patiently."But that doesn't make any sense. We don't need my fathers money."Stern mentally kissed the five grand good-bye. "This is going to come as a shock to you, I'm afraid.. I was in a conversation with Connie as a sleek red car pulled upalongside the girls.They must have been in school with them as both walked directly to thecar and begin talking, Madison leaned against the door while Kimberlyteased the passenger of the car playfully.Connie spoke up as I leaned forward in my chair. "That's Derrick and JohnHarmon, they are in school with the girls." She giggled at my posturing."I don't trust her around boys." I replied with a scowl.Connie laughed. "Are you sure. An extra benefit were the private dining rooms that could accommodate parties from 6 to 20 diners. He had snared one of these early this morning. I guess a Wednesday after a long weekend was not a big night out for most.In one way I was looking forward to this on the other I was really scared. For once I could not plan a strategy. That was one of my strength. Always have a strategy. Now I had to wing it. I had no idea if he was going to call the whole thing off, modify the agreement or.