Looking into her eyes I sipped the coffee and smiling I said it tasted wonderful. Mary smiled and walked away she said good, there's plenty more. My h...elper returned and we finished replacing the heater. Gathering my tools, I told Mary that it be a while before the water was fully heated and that I would return in an hour to check it. She smiled at me, locking eyes again saying that she would be waiting.I returned within the hour and Mary let me in. I noticed that a couple of buttons on her. She dropped lightly onto her feet, grinning from ear toear. Her face was flushed with exhilaration; wild cherries bloomed onboth cheeks. She reached out to grab my hand."What else can we do, Billy? Show me something else!"I stared up at the swing for a few seconds, mentally cataloging all thestunts I'd learned at the youth center last year. There weren't many ?mainly rolls and basic matwork. What could I teach her next? It wouldhave to be something which would get her upside down and show off. ” She paused, waiting for me to ask what kind of trouble.“What kind of trouble?” I had nothing else to do.“Whaddaya got?” she said, laughing again. “Sorry. Again. That’s from an old movie. I dunno what happened. It doesn’t matter, you don’t care.”I didn’t want her to think that. “Try me,” I said.“Okay. I saw a dead guy.”“You saw a dead guy.”“Yep. I saw a dead guy.”“Did you kill him?”“No.” She laughed again. I was beginning to recognize she laughed a lot. “The guy next door got shot. By his. Kinda like she was afraid you didn't like her anymore." Yeah sure, but are you positive she won't mind?" Look, Joe, I don't know about you but I'm going in the house. It's getting a little to warm out here for me especially after spending the night on stake out with no air conditioning in the car. Besides a nice tall cool drink sounds better than standing out here gabbing."I shrugged my shoulders and followed him up the walk. He was right about it being hot last night in the car. He opened the.