I did still have a key to Pete's office, which nobody would realize, I reasoned. I'd turned 'all' keys over to the new owner when I sold my practice a...d there's been no ripple from me for a long while, I should be safe.Pete was a man who I knew well. He did not tend to details much. He trundled through his life and accepted the lesser resistance as his path, almost always. Pretty much like water seeks its own level; Pete sought his own level, taking the easy way. He'd never think to change. Come and look at some pictures."Sandy came over and before we started to go through the pictures, she said to me "I meant to mention to you that I have Cassie on 'The Pill'. I was aware that she and Jason had been starting to get frisky and I was pretty sure something would happen sooner or later. Cassie thinks they're to help her with the cramping and to make her periods regular." That's good as I was having some of the same thoughts when she started talking about Jason. She told me she was. Oliver isn't bothering me anymore. He had taken to hanging out at the various coffee houses in town hoping that he'd be there during a pickup. Last Saturday there was a pickup at the Starbucks he was sitting in. My understanding is that once the marines announced that it was a pickup and found the few female volunteers, Oliver tried to get one of the women to select him. I guess he got pushy, because he was shot with some kind of stunner. The pickup was quick and he was still lying on the. .. oh god... I never thought I'd say this... the person.... the person... is you." I look at Amy's face. It is one of shock and disbelief. "Right... I'm going to go..." I then start to get my bag and start making my way to the door when Amy says, "Lauren, wait." I turn back and see my tutor tapping her hand on the seat I had just vacated. "Please, Lauren". How could I resist? I knew that this was heading into a dangerous situation that I wasn't prepared for. It could lead to me getting rejected.