I found myself following her lead most of the time. As the days went on I found myself more and more comfortable around her. In the days following th... funeral we had become close friends. I recounted my stories of past girlfriends and my aunt recoutned how my uncle and her had met. On some days I could see the sadness in her eyes, and I tried my best to keep her spirits high. Slowly I began to grow more and more fond of her. Major changes started occurring after my aunt stop wearing her. Plans for disinfecting areas and balls between customers were in place.I grabbed a Ziploc bag of disinfectant wipes from the console and we went inside. One of the waitresses we knew, Bree, was there waiting tables and recognized us right away, masks and all. We got situated at a table and I handed Kelly a wipe and we wiped down everything we might touch."We do that between customers, but you can't be too safe," Bree said.She brought us single-use paper menus and plastic glasses of water and. I was really excited about the prospect of moving here, to be honest. This morning, I drove to city hall and then back to the hotel. In all that time, I didn't see a single patrol car. Today, I came to the beach. There must be a cop stationed every twenty feet. That doesn't make sense to me."Chuck slapped the bar and grinned."Dead on, boyo," he said. "You know, in April we had a girl killed at one of the hotels along the highway. It took these lousy bastards an hour to arrive and then two more. Everyone knows that they will be ejected if they head upstairs, but scream if you are worried."With that, Jeff took my hand and walked me to the stairs."Do you remember what to say?" he asked.I nodded, and he smiled and said, "You are very quiet. Say something."I looked at him and said, "Thank you for treating me like a slut."He grabbed me and kissed me deeply. "Let's see if you say that tomorrow morning." Then he walked me downstairs. He stood me at the entrance to the room, and then walked.