Courtier never joins in the parties or after hour wind downs.’ Then why is he here now?’ She wondered. Focusing hard, Millie tried to recall what ...had transpired before his arrival. ****** Millie remembered that when she first got there Will had already claimed a booth conveniently located near the hallway leading to the restrooms. As he waved to her, she watched his eyes roam over her lime green dress a moment or two longer than necessary before eventually settling on her face. ‘Hey Millie,. She cushioned her head against the softness of the pillow and let her thoughts wander.When sleep took her, she wasn't sure. She wasn't even sure if it had, only that she had slipped into the welcoming embrace of the ocean, her body gracefully cavorting in the warm waves as she swam further out into it's seductive silken caress.There were no mysteries here she couldn't solve, no love she couldn't have. She didn't have to fight for every ounce of respect she deserved or give respect that wasn't. It required but one telephone call to my cousin Aldo to determine what the Apulia regional police knew. The bodies of Ridvan and Olek Maraj were found washed ashore a few meters apart near Easano. Their hands were bound behind their backs and there was a bullet hole in the back of their heads. They had not been in the water for any great length of time. Their boat was nowhere to be found.I considered the information. How much should I tell Anna Maria? Would she be upset or frightened if she. On one hand, there was my plans torein in swap night if not bring it to an end altogether. On the other,I was faced with an opportunity that may not come again.I grew up in the 50's and could well remember an incident when I was ayoung boy on my way to grade school. A group of teenage girls dressedin outfits nearly identical to what was on the bed, approached me ontheir way to the high school. As they parted to go around me, they hadbriefly surrounded me. I had found myself immersed in their.