Once again, both noticed but no comment was made.The Pringle house wasn't quite a mansion -- if you define mansions in terms of Buckingham Palace.It w...s bigger than maybe four or five like the Jamieson's and, like those in its immediate area, was surrounded by a wall that ensured privacy and a remotely-controlled gate that filtered out those permitted to approach from the less desirable.The door wasn't opened by a maid but she turned up almost immediately we entered and I was introduced (simply. I'd seen one show on Law And Order where the cops broke a case wide open when a thief tried to sell things to a pawn shop. Pawn shops were bad, bad places. So I ate the food, spent the money on things like clothes that fit and hid my stash of rings and jewelry in a coffee can I buried in the woods.I watched other cop shows where thieves were caught after trying to do the same thing in one area once too often. So I began to go to other neighborhoods that had houses that backed up against woods. ” His fingertips danced on my shoulder, making my stomach flip flop. I ate two of my olives and downed the rest of my drink, trying to ease the nerves that were already bubbling inside me. God, how does he do this to me? “Hey, can I have your olive?” he asked, looking at the toothpick in my empty glass. I felt a slow, wicked smile spread across my face. “Sure,” I answered. I reached for the toothpick and brought it to my mouth, then pulled the olive off with my teeth, holding it there for him,. .. not for me but I guess it isokay. Corey, where's yours?" When I get the money, I'm getting a tattoo like the rest of the guys didlast night," Corey replied. "About six or eight of the guys all went downlast night."Michael laughed, "I swear is there anything you guys don't do together?" Have sex," I laughed."Bet some of them would if you offered," Michael joked."I'm for damn sure not going there again. My ass was in the dog house waytoo long to do that ever again," Corey stated.It was nice.