You guys finished negotiations?”“Uhm... , “ Raven stuttered again.“Yes,” said Joe. “Our date’s just started.”“Good. I’m super horn.... Can I tag along? I’ll pay, Raven.”“Uhm.”“I’m good with that,” Joe smiled. “But I can cover it if you want.”“I guess if you’re paying her...”“Uhm...”“Raven,” Ginger said. “I always thought you were super-hot. And smart. But if you’re not into women, we can share Joe.”“It’s not that,” said Raven.“Then what?” Joe asked.“I ... I’ve always had a sort of crush on. I told Amy we must get your computer back to you some how. It just wasn't right to steal and covet the most personal thoughts of another person. We agreed to have Brad make up some story, hand it in and have the police return your computer to you first thing Monday. I feel this written apology from us is in order for our invasion of your privacy. I began writing you and Amy decided to freshen herself up. When Amy returned from her shower, she was still wearing her bathrobe. She sat down. It is not unknown in those circumstances for people to shake hands, and although that may look perfectly normal to the other people around, I find it a bit strange.We sat down and she declined my offer of a drink, but had a sip of my beer.“Shall we go upstairs?” I asked quietly, and she said, “Sure,” and stood up. I sensed that she, like me, liked what she saw and it just verified what we had learned about each other by email.It was a little uncomfortable standing in the lift, so we made small. Life was going well and with my first pay packet I rented a tiny ground floor one-room apartment in the worst neighbourhood in the city. I did not care. It was mine and I was proud of that. I was good at my job and after a couple of months my pay increased. I went shopping for a new suit for work.I did fine in the mall until I went into a shoe shop. There, while trying a pair of shoes, I spotted a young Asian woman who was trying on nearly every shoe in the shop. She wore a knee length skirt.