"I left, both heartened and confused. It was goingto take a while for Ann's comments to sink in. I went home, put on somemusic, and started working ou... a routine. I worked in the basement, partiallybecause there was a stereo down there, but mostly so no passerby wouldglance through the window and see me. I felt like an utter fool. I almostcalled Ted and told him I couldn't do it, but I persevered.Tuesday. I got to the club about 8:00. I was reallynervous. Anticipating this, I'd practiced like a. Finally satisfied with her personal progress for the time being, she immersed herself in her work and got more done that afternoon than she had the entire previous week.Jack's eyes briefly dropped to Alani's chest when she went in to see him late that afternoon to discuss the budget for the upcoming corporate retreat, and she appreciated the instinctive pleasure she could tell he was getting from the sight of her pleasantly feminine body. She tingled uncontrollably with her own desire, of. ”“She did say that any single men who come here never leave.”Jason smiled. “Just because the last three who came here never left doesn’t mean it’s a trend.”“Don, are you happy here?”“Yes Jenny, I am.”Jenny finished her beer then said, “I need to get back. I’ll see you tomorrow Don. Maybe your friend Jason can join us?”“We’ll see,” said Jason.“Just meet me in front of the bar tomorrow and I’ll find you guys. Do you have a boat? All I have is a wave runner.”“We have four wave runners. The kids. I said, "Iwill tell you what I can, when I can. Besides, a paycheck or two fromthe Navy couldn't hurt."Monty and I started to go. Monty said, "The first thing we do is to stopat the sherriff's department. There is an item that must be picked up. Ican tell them the truth when I say it is part of federal case. I justwont say which case. When we are done with the item, it will be lockedup in a vault on federal property."I was in deep thought. I was right. Uncle Monty was trying sign me upfor a.