And, uh, that's what we were. "What are you drinking?" Martini." Bartender, another round for the lady and a scotch for me." The bartenderwalked over ...nd started to make our drinks, then looked up like he justremembered something. He looked at me, looked at Brendan, and put ittogether. He gave me a raise of the eyebrows and a shake of the head. I'msure he's seen just about everything, but a Halloween slut who comes backfor seconds...well, that might have been a first.We nursed our drinks. I. I turned to him."Things do get to me Aden, but I try not to let anyone know it." You can let me know it, I know exactly how you feel right now."I put my hand on his shoulder and squeezed, then I turned back onto the road and headed for Lucia's. I was fucking starving. I was trying to fight the whirlwind in my mind.We pulled into the parking lot of the diner and parked. We both got out and went inside. It was pretty empty save for the elderly couple sitting in a booth and the waitress chewing. Darleen was in her office and hearing me came out also saying ‘Good morning, how are you.’ I was scared to look at her, scared something might happen to make the others suspicious about what had happened between us, but she was just matter of fact as normal. When I got ready to leave I picked up the outgoing mail when she said, ‘Just a minute I have another letter to go’ and went into her office and returned with it. For a brief moment I saw her smile as she handed it to me and embarrassed I. I doubt he pins them onto boards, though.”“How do you know that?” she asked.“His reputation is common knowledge at the station, and in that regard he’s an equal opportunity skeeve. Black, white, Asian, doesn’t matter -- if she’s in a skirt she’s on his radar. Rumor has it he rents a second apartment as a trysting place. He has been known to boast about it, especially if he’s with a bunch of guys during happy hour. Last year we had an intern named Joanna. She spent some time working with me on.