I’ll have to tell her about you cutting yours off too.”“Thanks Sheriff. Steve gave these to me. They were a little short, so I just cut them off...to look like Capri pants.”“About the mix-up with your name, Steve. We weren’t sure about what all was happening, since the chief of police over there told us he had some small time hoods who had weapons and narcotics and were out of Arizona. I just wanted to be sure they hadn’t been to your place. I’m glad you and Crystal are alright – although from. Iclimbed the stairs, opened the gate, and walked over tothe towel. The spring on the gate made it slam shutbehind me making a loud clank.I froze. I held my breath. I didn’t even blink.I waited a few minutes and still didn’t hear anything. Iquickly grabbed my towel and turned back to the gate,but I stopped. The warm air hit me, and the moonlightbouncing off the cool pool water was enticing. Would itbe pushing the boundaries to take a swim after almostbeing caught peeping? Maybe, but. She obviously hadn’t slept for days. She continued to look at the ground. “Marty Roberts at the Tampa Times is a friend of mine – WAS a friend of mine. We were having dinner a few weeks ago and he asked me where I was spending my time and that morphed into what was the most interesting thing I’d seen in the past month, since we’d last gone out.“I got going and told him everything about the Circle. I didn’t realize I’d learned so much or said so much until days later when the articles started. Then, he reclined, and smiled at me encouragingly. I followed his example, and placed my glass next to his. When I leaned back, I noticed he had moved closer to me. I think I slightly blushed, and felt my heart start to race. Then, he rested his palm on my hand, and moved over to kiss me.I was literally seeing stars when I kissed him back. We continued to kiss and look at each other for a few moments, and then I felt a hand on my thigh, resting there briefly before moving on to my.