“I guess I’d have to do them all. Now isn’t that a hell of a thought.”I decided that I’d had enough dancing so I led Beth back to the table ...nd said I thought we’d had best be getting back to the motel.No one said much as we drove back to the motel and when we got there we checked the front desk to see if Mark had checked in yet. There was a message from him that he had missed his flight and he would catch the first one out in the morning.When we got to our rooms Beth asked, “What are we going. " Then allow me to show you something," he answered, then took her in hisarms and put a gentle, but insistent kiss on her lips.Deirdre struggled for all of a few seconds, then melted into him, pushingher body against his and opening her mouth in welcome to his kiss.Garret responded with a gentle entry into her mouth with his tongue, thenstarted playing with her upper palate and gums with his tongue.When he withdrew, Deirdre did the same thing for him, with results thatwere electrifying for both. I was being just as nasty as the detective had been."Who is the soldier?" she asked changing the subject."He is replacing Hannah," I said."And Hannah was the teenager who skimmed pot from you?" Detective Ames asked."I see someone briefed you. Yes she was, but it wasn't anything like this," I explained."No but she could have told someone else how to beat the alarms," Ames said."She could have since all they did was somehow avoid the pressure sensors in the road. Steve and I think they used our. She nodded.“I’ve told you this for a reason, Philip. I trust you to keep my secret.”She studied me again, head tilting slightly. “I’ve noticed things over the past few months. I think you have a very ... unconventional relationship with your daughter.”Apprehension made my gut clench. I drained the last of the beer clutching the glass hard. It rattled when I set it down. “In what way?”“Sia obviously loves you. No. She adores you. It’s clear for anyone to see how she dotes on you. It’s also clear.