"SHIT...She caught me" I thought.. she wiped the water from her eyes and started to look in my direction .. Quite calmly she smiled and said, "I wonde...ed how long it would take you..Pass the towel please", like a confused retard I passed her a clean towel she quickly rubbed herself down and wrapped her hair up . All the time I stood watching her dry herself but when she put her dressing gown on reality kicked in . I said "Um, Sorry.. I didn't know you were in there " ooh you liar ! "Lucy. Write it up, I’ll offer 150K as long as the title clears and the EPA says it doesn’t glow in the dark. When can I meet your hubby?”*Click. “Brucy♪. I have a fish for you.” She grinned her patented realtor’s shark grin at me.We returned to her office, wrote my offer and left a deposit.It ended up being cheaper to rent a good four-bedroom condo for a year than a six-month lesser apartment. That too, Brenda took care of for me for a price, that the other guys paid. I wouldn’t take possession of my. The parents get the bright idea to not just smoke weed, but to sell a little. Hey, they didn’t know their best costumer was a cop. And a show-boat, buying from them over and over so he could get them on multiple charges. The kids have no living relatives, aside from their parents. It’s off to Child Protective Services with them.The little boy looked at his parents, and they both looked like they were about to cry just like him. With a chill he realized that Mom and Dad, who had always been. By unspoken agreement I'd spent the night in my 'own' bed. By the time I was up and about the girls had left for school. Mary gave me breakfast and hurried off on some urgent business. It was for the best, I suppose. The previous night was, indeed, one we would all remember for a long time to come and teary farewells and possible recriminations were best avoided. I ate hurriedly. Mary had not left a bill so I wrote a cheque for a generous amount with a brief note saying, 'for room and board,.