The party kind of slowed down after that , we boozed and smoked and listened to music , each zoned out in their own worlds. The only fleeting parts of...the conversation i remember were accentuated by the girl’s voice , she repeated the same thing over and over again , “i really liked the blow back , …..”At around 4 in the morning , someone suggested we sleep off. We all groggily agreed. As fate would have it i was to share the sofa-cum-bed with her and another guy who had by then passed out. ”I kissed her gently and hugged her tightly. “Thanks for telling me. I’ll come visit you, you know, but I can’t bring flowers. That would be too normal,” I whispered.She kissed me and then said, “Like hell you will. I want you to promise not to visit until I come home.”“Sorry,” I said. “Not going to happen. Do you really think I’m going to miss a chance to see you in one of those sexy hospital gowns? When else would I have such easy access to your delightful charms?”She laughed and kissed me.. It had been about 4 hours that we had been at this spot and had not seen anyone except a few boats cruising by, but nobody on the beach. The wind was starting to pick up and we decided to pack up our stuff and head back to the car, I decided to cool down one last time before we left and headed out into the water, it felt good as the waves rocked me around, and cooled off my hot skin. I was out there for only a couple of minutes, not paying attention to anything but the waves and water, but. I thought he would know, more than anyone else, since he spent quality time with her after the morning meeting."I haven't seen Gwen since yesterday in the morning. Have you?" I asked to open the conversation."I saw her at lunch, and again after the meeting ended, but not since," he volunteered."I know she had to be upset, was she threatening to get even?" I asked."No, she said that she had a contract. She also said that it didn't matter what Mike said, her contract was iron clad." Lucas.