But it cost her, and that cost was dear and almost more than she could take.She opened the door to go into the small room that housed the homicide bul...pen, a room cluttered with papers on the walls, ancient grey metal desks, filing cabinets, and a table that held a huge coffee maker. She went there first and was just about to pour herself a cup of the thick bitter liquid that cops laughingly described as coffee when a hand gently touched her shoulder."You should have water. The caffeine isn't. ."'It's not always about looks, Wendy."She balked at the last comment the voice made. "Wendy? No. My name isWalter!"Right after her outburst her wrist heated up again. "Oh, Wendy... whatdid I say about defying me." She looked down and saw the watch flashorange before looking up at the mirror and watching as her short brownhair shimmered into a bright blonde."Oh my God..." She wanted to cry, as the short blonde hair made her lookeven more feminine. "Alright, I'm sorry... I shouldn't have cheated. She works in private airlines as a ground operations manager. I was surprised to see her on my sis wedding. My sis weeding is on Sunday (22-11-09). She came to Chennai 3 days earlier as our marriage is for 3 days. I went to pick her up on Thursday. The first time I saw her after her marriage. She was more beautiful than before her marriage. I drove the car of mine from the airport and reached home that night. Since ours is a joint family we used to sleep together. While @ sleep Fortunately (As. ‘Don’t I get to ask questions about your mysterious past?’ ‘It’s polite to talk about the lady on a date,’ he said piously. ‘Is this a date?’ I asked, my eyebrows rising almost against my will. ‘You’re the one who said it was a romantic lunch. We can quibble about the details later,’ he said, his tone falsely dismissive. ‘Back to you.’ I shook my head but smiled. ‘I do charity work.’ I proudly launched into my list of charities I raised money for. Tony listened and nodded. The small frown.