— ‘You sure this is okay Big Dave?’ Officer Paul Todd asked. ‘Course it is Toddy.’ I grinned. ‘As Senior Sergeant I’m allowed to follow ...p on an investigation.’ ‘If you say so. But I still think we should have told Stacey and Lieutenant Baldwin what we’re up to. What is Emmy going to say when she finds out?’ ‘Emmy will understand the need for urgency. This is very time sensitive.’ I hedged my answer, I wasn’t a hundred percent sure what my wife and senior officer would say, that’s why I hadn’t. Next to the bed stood the armoire that held all of my lingerie. Across the room was my stereo system and tv. Two of the three walls of the room were full windows and beneath the windows were white couches that I had spent days looking for. ‘What do you think?’ I asked. Before saying a word Kevin swept me up in his arms and set me on the bed. I sank into the softness of the down instantly. Now I have a two-step step stool next to the bed so that I can get into it, but Kevin didn’t even need it.. "Logan, what's wrong?" Lesley tried again but, still there was noanswer. She saw that up ahead there was a sudden drop off. She narrowed hereyes on it, trying to judge how wide the opening was but, in the earlymorning light it was too hard to tell. "We have to stop!" "No!" I pushed harder despite her protests. I hurdled across thewound in the earth, hearing her crying out to me as I did. I landed safelyon the other side although, not by much, I realized as I looked over myshoulder to the trench. Miguelito was sitting in the chair that I keep out there on my porch, and he didn't say a word as I pushed by him and emptied out my jar. I walked right past him again on my way back inside my house and went over to the bed to get into my clothes. I took my time getting dressed, but, inside, I was fuming with embarrassment. It's really hard to look or feel very dignified when you're stark assed naked, especially with strangers."I thought I'd bring my granddaughter up here to teach you how to.