Winters," the detective got up from the chair. "Just sign here for your statement." And he took the clipboard from the young officer who stood silentl... staring at her. He thought her quite beautiful and wondered if her statement was true. His Lieutenant seemed to buy it. He wasn't so sure. Then they said their thank you s and left the room and made their way down to the first floor.They found Greg and the Lieutenant said," Well, I think we're all through here, for now. She will be hearing from. She had suggested it to me while we were riding, as it was a primary hangout for all the kids around there. So, we stopped, decided to go for a swim, and where it went from there&hellip, well, let me explain. So, this is Sawyer Lake. Its nice, I said. I was too damn busy checking out the scenery to even NOTICE that Mikayla was checking me out. She says quietly, shyly, Youre really cute, you know. Why aint you got no girlfriend? Wow, never expected THAT subject to pop up. I kind of turned away. The situation made me realise too, that I was increasingly assuming the status of the gimp; any woman was immediately recognisable as being totally superior and I was committed to emphasise my realisation of that fact on contact with any member of the superior sex.When I entered the reception of Miranda's hotel, my status and the diminutive size of the planet was immediately brought home to me. The receptionist's eyes lit up and I struggled with the immediate familiarity of her face, which. I looked straight ahead, knowing I was illuminated in its glow, so I felt inside my bag and took out my cigarettes, lit one and waited.I stole a look either side and the streets were dark and deserted, so I settled into the corner of the shelter, and waited for him to appear.When he did, he looked across at me in the shelter, paused, then gave me a wave, and I responded by waving back, and was rewarded by him stepping back into the room, so I could watch him fully, as he opened and dropped his.