I came back outand Joe was out cold, so mission accomplished. I was going to leave, butsaw that Taylor was not having a good time; she had been moreac...ommodating to Kevin. She was kissing him and he had his hands allover her. Her tits were exposed and he had been groping them like shewas a cow. She was now in the process of getting ready to blow him; hewas slowly forcing her lower nearer his underwear as his pants werealready off. He also looked ready to pass out. I just couldn't leave her, so. She thought for a moment and then added, “Maybe I’m not surprised. You aren’t the ‘friends with benefits’ kind of guy or the ‘one-night-stand’ type, either.”“I’m not into casual sex,” Dexter said.He took a big sip of wine, wishing they could talk about something else.“Why haven’t you ever tried to hire me?”“You’re a friend,” Dexter answered with a shrug, earning a great big smile from Amber.“I’m glad you think of me that way. I don’t have that many friends. It’s an occupational hazard. Women. That I borrow your friend. I need to talk with him ... privately," Sandra asked and looked at the guy, who had fucked her."Sure," the guy answered, not certain why Sandra wanted to have a private talk with him."No problem," the girl answered as well. "You two just walk, or run, to the car, while my boyfriend and I finish our run." Thank you," Sandra responded gratefully.And so, the girl and her boyfriend ran on, while Sandra stayed behind with their friend."Um..." Sandra wasn't sure how to. Too caught up in his own anger and anxiety, he didn’t catch the speech between Donovan and his diminutive ex-wife, but whatever she said, it was not an even exchange. The man’s posture stiffened, his features shifting from a grief-stricken mess to stark fear. Whatever she’d said, it was enough. *** The week passed in a haze, daily visits to the hospital, time spent but not wasted in the only company that mattered. Mary had convinced him to start working again, and he found some comfort in that..