My dog Trix was playing with a stick and I sat idly watching. Her voice was behind me. “Mind if I join you?” she asked as she slid into the other ...hair. She was parallel to me and about two feet away. “Sure Mrs. West” She was rubbing some kind of moisturizer on her legs. I had a hard time looking away.“Call me Julie.” She said with a smile. “Mrs. West makes me feel old.”“Err…OK.” I almost said OK Julie but it just wouldn’t come out.”“Bill is on TDY” she said. “He’ll be gone a month. I’m glad a. “I think we’re going to relax for a while.”Rob nodded and thanked Vince. I unlocked the door to our room. We went in and I tipped the bell captain after he placed our luggage in the room.“Oh my God, this room is beautiful,” Jenny said. “After the prom, we went to a little mom and pop place just out of town.” Jenny hugged Rob and gave him a kiss. “Remember?”Rob laughed and nodded. We checked out the room and then unpacked our things. Jenny and Kelly took out their cameras and started snapping. I’m drawn to it, that glistening wet slit with its swollen parted lipsIt’s a large balcony, accessed off the living room of our new apartment through wide sliding glass doors. Walled on both sides, and with a glass and steel balustrade, it has an uninterrupted view out over the ocean. What’s more, there are no other apartments overlooking it, so it’s completely private and hidden from view. I think that’s what gave my wife, a glass of red in her hand, and relaxing on our just as new outdoor. There wasn’t much we could do about it. She was eighteen and could do as she pleased. I had to trust that they’d be sensible.Anna arrived with the girls about three o’clock in the afternoon. Since they had room, the Gordons had graciously invited the Prices to spend the night at their house—possibly to help keep track of the five girls who would be spending the night. Hannah and Sarah were hosting Jennifer, Courtney, and Samantha overnight. I figured a couple of extra parents was probably a.