"You, you look bloody gorgeous Florence," he replied and even then hethought that was an understatement. Florence gave him a shy smile at thecomplimen...."I like to keep fit. Well actually I have to really as I?m on a sportsscience course at the University of Wales. I guess you could say it's myjob to keep fit," she replied to him."Oh well, maybe you could give me some pointers then. Sometimes being onstakeouts mean I?m sat for long periods of time doing nothing. Eversince I left college, I?ve. Ah, the story was set in Maryland, that's why the store carried the book. Local interest, she assumed. Allison had always wanted to read such a book, but it wasn't exactly something you did as a Catholic school student. But she wasn't in Catholic school anymore, she reminded herself. As if she needed to justify her actions further, she reminded herself that the book was set locally. Could be very educational, she decided with a grin.Allison purchased the book, and then tucked it safely away in. After tugging the clipboard from my grasp, he turned and wheeled thehandcart back towards the front door. I was looking towards the kitchen,signing, when I felt Carrie's mother tugging at my sleeve. "Ooh,Bethany," she was giggling, "I didn't see a ring on his finger!"As I usually did in awkward moments, I looked for Lisa, but she was stillby Carrie's side. "Oh dear," I said. "I need to check on those salmonspinach pinwheels..."***Carrie's mother was present for my final embarrassment of the. If John called me over just after he left I figured I could check the trash and see if he threw anything out. It was a long shot but I really did not need that book back right away anyway so it was no loss to me. I also told him that I wanted to know who else he was trading with and what they had. He had quite the network of guys that he traded with but most of us did not know about each other. He was kind of the "hub" in this wheel. That way he could have access to the best stuff first. He.