The water from the pool glistened like a jewel in the sun beckoning her to come cool off in the summer day. She couldn’t remember when the last time...was that she had time to go for a swim. As she logged off her computer she looked around her room thinking she might want to do some cleaning later that day. She scrounged around in her draw for her bikini and threw in on the bed. Turning around she faced her mirror. She looked at herself in the mirror and slowly started to remove her clothes and. Like Hearts or Old Maid. It'll be fun." If we were five," Abby said in a dismissive tone."We could watch another movie," shelly volunteered.Abby sighed. "We might as well. Alex's suggestion sucked."I bit back what I wanted to say, that Abby could go fuck herself.. Shehadn't come up with anything. What really hurt was Shelly hadn't cometo my defense. Watching my two friends huddle around the pile of DVDson the rug, I felt like a third wheel. After a few minutes, I slippedout of the room.I. I opened a side pocket on my briefcase and extracted a calling card and handed it to her: R. K. ‘Dace’ Shepherd Lieutenant Commander, U. S. Navy Office of Naval Intelligence The look on her face was as had she seen a ghost, though at the moment I did not recognize that. ‘Such cards are,’ I started off casually, ‘easily printed by most anyone, so you may with rights be somewhat skeptical. It may help you for me to let you know that she is in some considerable danger for her life and safety,. " I haven't got one pair of Doc Martens either,” I laughed, "I'm a girl and I love it, I like everything feminine too and I know I'd die without makeup or an hour at the hairdressers." Let's get a bottle and talk some more at our place." she said and I agreed."Yeah, sounds like a good idea."She slipped an arm through mine as we walked in search of an off license, it was remarkable, in less than an hour we'd become friends, there was nothing overtly sexual, we just liked each other.We got the.