” So he got them to the restaurant. She was out of the car before he came around, but she let him seat her at the restaurant. The order was a more c...mfortable topic for both of them, but his excuse for the time with her was his report.“Okay.” he resumed when they had ordered. “The perp said it was consensual. Do we believe it? Does Miss Murphy believe it? Not by a long shot, but what lawyers believe and what they can prove are two very different things.”“What should I have done differently?”. I sat comforting him at a pub one night after the demise of his marriage. We talked about women and how it always seemed to end badly. He knew I had my share of women over the years. My romances with women usually ended with me getting hurt.We laughed at how we do not need women. We could always use our hands. The drinks were flowing that fateful night. We both became tipsy and decided to take a cab home. We got to Alex's place first, and he invited me in for a nightcap. I agreed.Alex asked me,. "I was, wasn't I? If I think back, I remember it just fine - but it's almost like I was someone else, right until the very end."I raised an eyebrow. "I give you my word, I didn't give you any dr" - I began."No", she interrupted, "I know you didn't drug me. Hell, you were stark naked when I saw you on the beach, you didn't have anything on you. In fact, you just appeared out of no where, right where I was looking. One moment there was just air where you were, and the next moment I saw a man I. " Thank you, Mister." Where are you going to?" To grandmother's." And what are you carrying under your cloak?" Grandmother is sick and weak, and I am taking her some cake and wine. We baked yesterday, and they should give her strength." Little Red Riding Hood, just where does your grandmother live?" Her house is a good half hour from here in the woods, under the three large oak trees."There's a hedge of hazel bushes there. You must know the place," said Little Red Riding Hood.Then the huntsman.