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"We thought it would be nice I take it you’re still hanging with David Beckett?"

"Yes"

"And, of course, you’re both obsessed with the death of that poor Stella Martin?"

"As you i like that, and if you two become too obsessed, you’ll be worthless because you won’t see straight Co up Katie looked over at him "It’s Clarinda She wants us to meet with her and Jonas and walk around Mallory Square, have drinks and dinner"

She thought that he would turn down the idea, because he was-obsessed

"That sounds fine What ti them, where?"

"What time, where?" Katie repeated to Clarinda

"Half an hour-sunset is co soon The bar behind the Westin, how’s that?"

David had turned and was starting for the stairs "Hey, where are you going?"

"Just to freshen up"

"Well, then, I have to freshen up, too!"

"Ten minutes!" he said "We’ll run by your place, and you have twelvestepped into the shower, and with freshly shaven cheeks and daht It wasn’t the si that see about his stature and co when he smiled She took one look at hiet out before she longed to do so rather than leave and make their appoint her hand, swinging it as they hurried along

Once in the door, he was all business "You have twelve to fourteenbullet," she proed a sixty-second shower and chose a halter dress and sandals with one-inch heels, ran a brush through her hair, splashed water on her face and ran on back down

"I’m impressed-you have two ainst him and kissed him He smelled divine He felt rock-hard, and yet warot all about the sunset

Heher hair She quickly opened the door and stepped into the night, locking the door behind her

"Sunset on Mallory Square I can’t remember the last time I was there," he said

"I haven’t been in a whilewith people, even though it was a weekday The air was already a hint cooler, and the sun was low in the western sky Shadows seehts came on in the streets and streamed from shops and bars

They crossed Front Street and continued to the square The bar was crowded There were advertise here Whatever body part you want-painted!

Costumes of the absurd!

Beer for a buck!

Live your Fantasy-clothes optional up in the Garden!

"Huess we are pretty decadent here," David said

"Grown-ups still like to dress up, that’s all," Katie said

"Or dress down I’ve seen lots of costurinning

They’d reached the bar Clarinda, dressed casually in a white pinstripe dress-one thatout to meet them "Can you believe it? It’s crowded as hell in there, and we haven’t gotten to the first of the activities But we’ve got a table up top, so we can see the sunset and so her arh David’s "Coer than you-he was in our class in high school"

"Sounds great," David said pleasantly

It ht Two couples out to enjoy tiether