“Sure. At first, I didn’t think I’d like it, but your Uncle Sean brought his co-worker over, this Japanese cutie named Janine and once she went... down on me, I don’t think I’ve ever been eaten that good. We swing with her and her girlfriend all the time, she’s really hot.”Mandy noticed her niece’s hands were grazing against her bikini bottom, but she didn’t say anything.“That sounds so hot, Aunt Mandy, but I’d be scared to try it. I wouldn’t know how to act or what to do …”“What if your Uncle. He was beginning to lose patience.Irritated, he said, “Just pay for your ice cream, and get out of here.”“I’m not paying for an incomplete ice cream sundae,” Dexter said.“It’s just a stupid cherry,” the man argued back.“No, it isn’t. It’s a principle,” Dexter said. “It’s supposed to have a cherry on it.”A kid shouted, “I want a cherry!”“Mister, are you going to pay for this or not?” the kid behind the counter asked while holding out the ice cream sundae for Dexter to take.“Not until you put a. I thought that was totally bogus, but Mom told me to check out all the stores in town. A lot of them, like Wal-Mart and Home Depot were starting to put signs up in both English and Spanish. Then she reminded me that my ex-girlfriend spoke Spanish.One of the reasons for increased problems was that we were now getting to the point that the oldest kids, the juniors and seniors, might have cars, and had a whole lot more freedom. Freedom is a good thing, but some of them now had the freedom to get. She said she wanted a man with higher aspirations than being a mall cop. I think she just couldn't handle being with a man with this dangerous of a job, never knowing when the store manager might show up at her door to announce my demise.And for the record, I ain't no fucking mall cop. I am an investigator. I sit in a room full of cameras, watching the store for shoplifters, watching the employees for theft. And sometimes, I just watch. The name's Marlowe, Sam Marlowe and for the last two years.