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"You’re on park land," Sterns insisted "The line’s right there" He shone the flashlight toward the pal at or how he knew this Maybe alked far enough that we’d crossed the property line, but we shouldn’t be arrested for trespassing when it had been an innocente’d been up to--but a genuine one

"We were on Mr Moreau’s land," I insisted "He’s randfather We ith--" I was about to nanize the name of one of them Surely they’d heard of Brody Articles about his football performances had filled the local paper lately

"With her car," Sawyer interrupted ht up there"

I was still standing behind him, so I couldn’t see his face But he squeezed uys Sootten them in trouble

"Let her put her clothes on," Sawyer said

The policerill Sahile I tripped along the beach inI was able to shake the sand offSawyer’s shorts under my elbow But our shirts had hit the water The tide had rolled thehly soaked I washed the sand out of them as best I could, squeezed out the salt water, and buttonedhow in God’s na to explain this to ed Sawyer’s flip-flops This was not how romantic trysts were supposed to end

As I walked back to theirlfriend?"

"Of course she’s lanced over his shoulder atto reassureto be okay, or cos were very, very bad

"Do your parents know you’re here?" Sterns asked We both shook our heads "Then giveto let them know"

While he wrote on a pad, I recited Dad’s number, not ive you my dad’s number, but he won’t answer because he’s drunk, and if you did reach hiirlfriend at the beach legally But you’re welco on right now"

That was a lot of bravado for hi wet underwear

"Let’s step up here to the patrol car while we figure this out" Sterns led the way over to the park while Sorrow fell in line behind us as if ere already jailbirds being marched from one cell to another

Sterns put Sawyer in the back of the waiting patrol car Sorrow led me to the opposite side and asked as I sat down, "What’s the make and ave hily per out the roar of the ocean