I forced a laugh and said "I'm trying something new." I didn't want to admit that neither drink was mine and that the people I made them for had disap...eared. I excused myself from the conversation and headed upstairs.I heard voices as I reached the top of the stairs. A man and woman were giggling at the end of the hall. I slowly crept down the hall."That dress looked so amazing on you I can't believe it looks even better on the floor." A man said."Oh, Aaron, you look so hot with your shirt off,. Let him go. He's all right."One cop gestured, and I did the split in a kneeling position leaning against the nearest car as the other cop frisked me. I called attention to the loaded pistol and knife on the ground, telling them the gun was evidence of a murder and urging them not to touch it if they wanted fingerprints.The blond kept insisting on my innocence. Since she was the obvious victim, the police soon listened to her. Several other people started to gather around now, despite the urging. He stopped once, a glitch in memory, and then went on. That didn't bother her. The piece was demonic in more ways than one. He might not have been expecting to play without music, although he should have been prepared.After he played a few minutes of the first slow section, Irina stood. She watched his strong hands from over his shoulder, waiting for him to reach the return to the darker theme. It would be cruel to stop him in the middle of the climactic build up, so she waited until the. So far I'd been using my new wealth to satisfy small, immediate needs. I hadn't considered the long term consequences of the wealth I'd found myself with. Nor was I going to today, I resolved, hearing Bud and Harley laughing in my head at the thought."So, do us Santa Rosans root for the Giants?" I asked, nodding at the game. The San Francisco Giants were playing the Cincinnati Reds at Candlestick Park – excuse me AT&T Park, as the TV broadcast reminded me."We do," most of us," Ken told me. "A.