"Shhh..." she hushed me softly as she stroked my hair. It was hard to say at that moment what was pulling the sobs from my chest more: the thought of ...osing Danielle, or Jan's gentle, comforting acceptance of me. I knew it was both, as I slowly pulled away and accepted the tissues she fished out of her purse."Feel free to puke, tell me how psycho I am and walk out of here anytime." Shuttup," she said quietly, dabbing under my eyes with one of the tissues while I wiped my nose."Was it her that. I just want to have a nice quiet couple of beers before I go home.” “Okay, so I told you I would buy your first one, what’ll you have?” “The coldest MGD light you have.” “Okay, but you don’t look like you need to watch your calories.” “I don’t, I just like the taste.” I served her a beer with a glass and went on with helping the other people in my bar. The Asian girl drank her beer and one other, said good night about 11:30 and left. After closing the bar that night and finally getting to bed I. "And just who the fuck are you?" he asked with a puzzled expression on his face."I'm Willis Hamilton." I informed him with a grin like a shark. "And if you're smart, you'll sit there, listen to me, and keep your mouth shut until I ask you to talk."Oddly enough, he did. Oh, he wanted to talk. I could see the gears turning in his head as he wondered just what I knew, how I knew it, and could I prove it beyond his capacity for plausible deniability. I suppose he decided to let the string play out,. She was wearing a little red miniskirt and a loose tank top with an orange bikini underneath it."Are you going to be in the contest tonight?" I asked her. It was a swimwear contest tonight and she nodded and said she was. "Well, I hope you win then." Thanks." A waitress brought our drinks and we sipped them a moment before I remembered my manners."My name is David." I'm Susan." We shook hands gently and I loved the way her fingers felt, small and delicate. "It's nice to meet you finally." She.