He smelt so nice with a masculine, musky scent and Jane felt a tingle run down her spine. The drinks were flowing and everyone was getting on well. W...th an intelligent air and a dazzling personality Jane was never short of something to say. A quick wit combined with her sultry looks meant she was usually the centre of attention. However, as she spoke to everyone she felt Rob's eyes burning into hers. They were feet apart but Jane felt a connection between them, a fizzle of electricity. He was. She was terrified that Elspeth would suddenly appear with some totally innocent explanation of all that had been going on. How then would Laura explain herself? It would be bad enough being seen on the public highway: "Hello, Elspeth, what a coincidence! I just happened to be driving by." It would be a tough sell, but maybe she could get away with it. But, "Hello, Elspeth, I was just going for a quiet drive into the grounds of this private house," was hardly practical politics.Nevertheless. He checked the camera, loaded a new pack of film into the back, then pulled a wad of bills from his wallet. He counted out five hundred dollars and handed it to Nancy.She had never seen so much money, and a zip of excitement zinged through her as she counted the fifty-dollar bills and put them in her purse."Why don't you stand there by the dresser and I'll take a couple pictures?" he suggested.He flashed off three pictures of Nancy standing in her sweet blue- and-white cheerleading uniform, her. “Look, I had no idea he was going to do that. I’m sorry.” “I should’ve known...” she said, sniffling, “It was right in front of my face the whole time. I just didn’t want to believe it at the time.” Apparently the days of staring at each other hadn’t gone unnoticed by others after all... I sighed in my head. I spread my arms, and invitation for a hug. She reluctantly agreed, embracing me. She knew her run with Mack was over, he had moved on. “Don’t beat yourself up over this, okay?” I.