Her disappointment was intense when Peter was nowhere to be found, but she left a note at the marina:I MUST SEE YOULYNNHer drive back to town was fill...ed with doubt and second thoughts. Twice she considered returning and tearing up the note, trying to forget Peter, but she knew she could not. He was White and for whatever that meant, she wanted him and what he did to and for her. He was exciting and he was innovative and experienced in using his body to bring pleasure. She had experienced more. "What are we going to do now?" she asked."Well, you're the person who said we should take the rest of the day off," he teased."I just wanted to be with you."He nodded, a slight smile on his lips. "So?" Coffee?" Sounds good."He released her and followed her to the kitchen. She put the kettle on, pulled the cafetiere towards her and collected the coffee from the freezer. She glanced at him almost shyly and turned back to the work surface waiting for the kettle to boil. Robin moved in behind her. The serous working girls (a constantly changing cast) had a more direct method - you pull up and they hop in the passenger side. While this was a pretty good sign that they were not police, if you did it on the Avenue, you were both exposed to the view of all other traffic - including the unmarked Crown Victoria prowlers. The safest way to make a discrete connection was to meet the ever sharp eyes of the strolling hooker, nod once toward the nearest corner and drive around the block, then pull. " Wait a minute, we haven't discussed anything about mortgage payments or truck payments," I said."There are no payments - Jake sent checks to pay them off in the folder he returned. I would like to take this opportunity offer our full banking and investment services to you. We also have safety deposit boxes you can keep your important papers in such as titles and deeds," he said.I thanked him saying that I would indeed be using his bank and I would open an account there with my next paycheck.I.