'When are you and Dawn coming for drinks? When are you and Dawngoing to move in together? When are you going to propose to Dawn?'Christ, Donnie, my of...fice manager took a picture of the two of ustogether and put it in a frame for me. It sits on a shelf in my officeand everyone who comes in sees it. As far as everyone at the firm isconcerned, you and I are a couple." Well, that's not exactly my fault, is it? I did you a favor then, butthat's it. Tell them we broke up. Tell her I died in a freak. Let’s get tonight’s copy checked and then we get the next edition out. I want you to call Carswell and tell her we’re going to be writing about her trip to the Maldives.”“Why me?”“I think it’ll unsettle her.”So, I went to my desk and called the police headquarters. To my surprise Carswell accepted the call.“What can I do for you, Miss Curzon?”“I’d like to run a few things past you, some detail that we’re working on relating to Liz Prosser. How well do you know her?”“I know her professionally of. The sounds she was hearing were unmistakable. Low moans and whispered comments, mixed with movements of bed and bedsprings.Not knowing quite where to look or what to do, Fran looked about her for something to distract her from the noises coming from over her head. She found nothing by way of a distraction. Indeed her loins had become very distracted indeed from her ministrations and the obvious lovemaking above her.What should she do as a loving parent or as a sexually charged woman? Should she. For that matter, what makes you think there’s all that much left. He had to sell off a lot of his investments. Cancer isn’t cheap in America.”“There’s no way he spent that kind of money on cancer treatment in six months. He owned dozens of prime properties.”“All gone. Stan had some rather unfortunate legal problems just before the cancer was diagnosed.”“What do you mean?!!?” he demanded, aghast. “He had millions in real estate.”Mel spoke up and took delight in this part of the story.“Stan liked.
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