A set of pearls danced on her breasts and the tiny diamonds adorned her ears. Her summer haircut had grown out some, but it was still short enough to ...ake her look like a boy at first glance."Would you care to dance?" I offered, thinking it was the manly thing to do.The dance floor was small, like it had been added as afterthought to accommodate those seated at the bar while visible from the main dining room, some distance from where we were seated. We walked hand in hand, making our way. The plan was to expand its production and profit, allowing him to indulge his love for the craft of beer. The price was a bargain due to its location in a skid-row, but beginning to revitalize, area of the city. My mind could not fathom an anniversary celebration in the seedy, antiquated structure. Stopping near the door, he turned off the engine and wordlessly began to get out. I couldn’t stand it any longer. “Jeffery Logan, this is where we’re going to have our ‘memorable’ first-anniversary. I wrote to get a copy of my records then took out my bank books to check my balances. I carried half a duffel bag full of cash around with me that got dropped during a drug bust. I found it during the final area sweep. Four other teams had passed it by so I considered it providence that it landed in my lap. It was time to count it. I started laying out piles of bundles in 100's, 50's, 20's and 10's. It came out to 45 straps of 100's, 25 straps of 50's, 8 straps of 20's and 12 straps of 10's. A. “Suddenly, with little more than a perfunktory knock, into her office bursts Dalene's fellow worker and close friend, Linda. As the blonde grabs a look at the material onscreen, Dalene fumbles to clear it away. „Just working on some reports,“ she mumbles.As Linda begins to explain that she won't be able to go out on the town with her that evening, Dalene's phone rings.„Do you know who that was?“ the girl asks after a brief conversation. „Marion Alexander!“„Are you serious?“ Linda gasps. „Ms..