My predicament, alreadybad, had worsened still further. I was speechless and felt tears of self-pity running down my cheeks."Turn around so your back ...s to the door. Place your feet about a footapart and clasp your hands behind your back. You will stay like that for45 minutes and I will monitor the pictures. If I see you moving the clockwill restart." With that, the door was shut and I was alone on her porchdressed only in my lingerie, with no car or house keys and no money. Ihad no option but. I said, "Now how can they keep a cover, when theyare being watched and we know one of our own is telling the mainsuspect what we are up to?"Wild Bill asked, "Did you say who was going? No you did not. You didnot say anything about old Scotty. Scott is used to making a coverstory in spots like this. He was the one who told Judge Anthony not toput Bobbie in as security. Students never fully trust the guards at anyschool. Bobbie can teach here as a Sergeant, but never a college class.Too much. She was shown to an exam room about twenty minutes later, but that didn’t mean the waiting was over. Her vitals were taken and she was given one of those horrible gowns. I couldn’t resist a chuckle. “We should get some of these things then I can get a good peek at that sexy ass of yours.”“Why waste money? I’m almost always naked when I’m with you. One of these days I’ll trip you up and wear a nightgown to bed.”“The hell you will,” I whispered, a huge grin plastered across my face.“You’ve. ‘This is Neal.’ ‘Hi, it’s Alexis. Could you and I get together and talk about a few things?’ ‘Of course, what’s convenient for you?’ ‘My schedule is pretty open today and tomorrow.’ ‘How about later today, say around five?’ ‘Wonderful Neal, see you then. Bye.’ That conversation was one more step toward my impending philosophical realignment. Even sitting there thinking about Alexis I had to wonder if I hadn’t been true to myself. Maybe I was a confirmed bachelor after all. Marriage wasn’t.