The girl in particular almost started to cry, if it weren’t for the attentive care of May, who put out the fire before it spread.Lucas quickly left ...he apartment. Descending to the ground floor, he took his bicycle and left the building. Looking at the clear sky outside, an uncomfortable feeling took over Lucas’s chest.“Why did I refuse like that?”Riding the bike, he started to pedal, lost in thought. He couldn’t understand his reaction. It was just too abrupt, rude, and extreme, totally. A sudden shocking idea came into her head, she had no idea why or where it came from but she had this urge to touch her own nipples! Briefly her head had an internal discussion about the wisdom of doing such a thing but in the end the impetuousity of youth won out and once decided Erin lifted the hem of her white polo shirt that she always wore for school and with her other hand sought her booby (its how she referred to hers!) initially outside the soft smooth cotton of the trainer bra and then. She stood up and dangled something silvery in front of his eyes. Clamps. The kind that don't slip off easily. Which meant weights. She attached the first one on his right nipple (warning: some assembly required), and left its partner hanging next to his navel. A preview, he supposed.The lead dog on the D.A.'s sled does not consort with a public defender. Especially in a city with competing tabloids. He marveled at their luck to date. Of course, they knew all the tricks. Never seen in public.. I glanced at Julie as she was saying this and just wondered at the hint of a smile that I might have glimpsed.Chapter 3: Fuck the ThirdIf I was expecting Julie in my bed I was mistaken. She obviously had decided that she didn't want to be caught in the act, so it was that I at least got some sleep for a few nights. At supper later in the week, Jack, Angela's older husband, mentioned that he was going to be spending a couple of nights away as he had business in a city that would keep him all.