There wasn't much new to report other than we were talking a little more now that Donna was gone. When everyone headed for their next class, I headed ...or my car. Liz tagged along right behind me."What's up, Red?" I teased. "Don't you have class this afternoon?" Cutting class. At least one, maybe all afternoon." Oh really? Why?" There could only be one answer to that question."Sex. You took off during our clan party on the twenty-first and we didn't get together again until New Year's Eve. Then. John and Claire's weekday routine was always the same, John would leave for work about 7.30, Claire would see him off from the front door, dressed in either a red or a pale blue towelling dressing gown often obviously with nothing underneath, but sometimes, especially in the winter, with brushed cotton pyjamas underneath. Once he went, I figure she went and got a shower, because about 7.45, the curtains at one of the bedroom windows would open and she would appear with a towel round her (I. He said, “I have the key right here.” He held up and tapped the briefcase he was carrying and went to the door opening onto the pool deck. Inside the case was a high-end laptop computer. The top of the case held numerous electronic gizmos organized and secured. He looked at the electronic door lock, selected one of his toys, plugged it into his computer and inserted an attachment that appeared to be a card key into the lock. He opened a program and thirty seconds later we heard an audible click. I quietly told Barb, "We have an audience." Her head was turned toward the east on the blanket and had been watching the other couple and said simply, "I know." I hadn't even looked in their direction and when I did I saw that the woman was sitting up, cross legged on their blanket facing directly toward us, watching pretty intently. Her man was lying on his side facing us, left elbow on the blanket, head resting on his hand. He looked like he may be partially erect. Still fully erect, I.