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John Farris had his back turned to the door when a walk-in noisily tripped through the entranceway The tiny brass bells loosely tied over the hinge cla between the white slats of the drawn blinds at the gathering thunder clouds over the tourist laden sidewalks of the resort city of Virginia Beach, Virginia It had been a long and grueling day of zilch for prospective clients and wasted time spent over unpaid bills Boredoht to stay awake On top of the unemployment line on his horizon he had been hit with for where he rented the office place He had to pay the last two ured, the laas being s Unlike most lawyers, this one had a bit of a heart and understood the difficulties of the s to close his doors scared the hell out of hi as a PI since the day he walked off the police force due to an "unwillingness to cooperate with the process of an investigation" or so it ritten in the final report filed with the personnel department More than a few four letter words between hihtly deleted fro outside theand looking down at the lawyer's neatly scripted signature on the letter He decided right then and there as the brass bells chio at least that long without responding In thewith his Ford Explorer

He turned toward the door and placed his eyes on thewoman he had ever seen He stayed conscious of his jaw and made certain at did not noticeably drop He quickly searched his memory for the last ti disgusting hanging from his nose First i to blow this obvious peak to his otherwise dismal Wednesday afternoon

The delicate beauty of this wohts settling nicely on her tanned shoulders She sighed honestly as she relasses and revealed two crystal-blue eyes that were both sad and sexy Her small mouth spread into a shaky smile as she asked, "Are you open today?"