He said, ‘How’s your night going?’ in a casual way. I replied, ‘good, how’s yours?’, He replied, ‘Not bad, this place is pretty cool’.... With that our conversation ended and we left the bathroom.I got back to my wife and told her I met ‘the guy’ and recounted the conversation, just as I finished he was there, standing right in front of us with a fresh glass of wine. In the same casual way he said to my wife, ‘how are you going?’, she nervously replied, ‘okay.’ He asked, ‘Would you mind if i. ’ Dan looked at himself in the bathroom mirror and splashed water on his face. Back on the patio, Dan had a fresh cold beer waiting on him. As he took his first sip, Lisa had a giant yawn. ‘Oh, sorry. I’m definitely not bored,’ she said. ‘You’re just exhausted. I should go and let you get to bed.’ ‘Dan, it’s almost midnight. It’s stupid to leave now. You know where the guest room is,’ said Jason. ‘You guys are really too good to me.’ Lisa and Jason looked at each other and rolled their eyes.. Wonderful as it sounded, it quickly became ho-hum -- even with theinevitable pretty young-girl crushes. Not to mention, once I beganteaching, I was caught up in the science. Science and math trumpeverything, at least with me. Most of them realized that they couldexercise or fuel their crushes by studying and learning the material.This particular day began normally and routinely. During lunch in thefaculty lounge, I overheard a couple other male teachers discussing astudent and her. "I said I'd mention it to you," Denise said. "Now let's find some place warm, and I'll tell you where we are with the investigation." Okay, for that I'll spring for lunch."Denise shook her head. "I'll pay, City Regulations. If you bought me lunch it might seem improper, especially as you're part of a criminal investigation." I'm part... but I didn't do anything wrong." No, you're the victim. But the Regulations are clear. They're stupid, but they're clear. Now come on, let's find some place.
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