"But I'm sure not going to leave them here." Remember why we came here, amigo," I told him."To hell with that, Dude. We're not going to negotiate the ...mount of a payment when the girls' fate is hanging in the air."I groaned. "Frank, you idiot, the girls ARE the payment ... or at least part of it. Don't you see that?"He obviously hadn't, and was struck dumb by the concept. There was a knock on the door, and the girls came in, Janie in her dress from last night, Kendra in the white terry robe.. While it has a glass top, she hopes she is enough in shadow she will not be seen unless someone looks in her direction.Voices drift towards her. " ... good then, Rob?" says a faintly Texan-accented voice."Ayep, everything's dandy, Jeb," drawls another. "Camera seven got fixed just as I came on shift." Anyone gonna show up today I should know about?"The two men pass the doorway, and Cassie shrinks down as far as she can. They are facing away from her, both wearing uniforms. She shudders as she. I might be aggressive than the professor. When it comes to studies, I don’t compromise. I’ll do anything to get my grades high.”“Yes, and let me make it clear that, in helping you, I help myself. I am not doing this to hit on you or to see if I get a chance to flirt with you. Work is work.”There was a short pause.“I’ve rejected seven boys already though…”“And I don’t intend on being the eighth. Fix the time and let me know. We will meet in the library.”“Library? Very well then. We will meet in. Hang on a sec..." I could hear somebody in his office talking to him, then he came back on the line, "Gotta run, Rob, Just got a line on that donut shop robbery over on South Shore Drive, ciao!"I hung up, "Ciao"? A South Texas detective says "Ciao?" Oh well.Went on in to the store and picked up another couple of cases of Shiner Bock. Used to be you could only get it in the spring time, but now it's year round, and I like it that way. Don't drink a lot of it, but when I want one on a hot day, or.