The small dance floor quickly filled again. Many people seemed to enjoy dancing tonight.We played two more before taking a break. I sat back down with...Karen. Her eyes were shining. "Brad, that was wonderful. I loved it. That one, 'One More Time, ' was mesmerizing. You had me swaying to it." She leaned over and kissed me. "I knew 'Stardust' and loved your solo on it."She looked at me a little troubled. "Why don't your parents like to hear you play or even hear that you play. Mine would love to. Instantly memories of the photos came to mind and I declined Bernhard’s kind offer explaining that I would be embarrassed having seen what I had and would probably spend the evening with an erection which is hardly the way to be in friends company. Bernhard told me that he had mentioned to Elsa about the mistake with the files he had given me and whilst shocked at first, she had become rather excited that another man had seen them both in various states of undress so I should not be concerned.. Finally, the white box receded at the edge of Kristen’s vision, and as the road curved, Saint Agnes Academy turned slowly into view, a gray fortress on a green hill. Everyone called it The Castle. It was built of smooth gray stone, with heavy oaken doors recessed into Gothic arches. Above them, in a pointed niche, stood Saint Agnes herself, patroness of virgins, martyred at twelve, guarding her charges’ virtue with outspread arms. Twin chess-piece turrets, rising a full story above the. He coolly told the cabbie to take the young lady to wherever she wanted and then said he could take him on to where he wanted to go. He turned to me and said that he would pay the fare and was sure that I wouldn't mind. Dad I was flabbergasted. The cabbie had started away so I sat there clutching my handbag as if it were the crown jewels. This floppy-haired chancer was chatting away as if this was nothing extraordinary. We got to the block of flats where Cate lived and he got out of the cab.