He had looked over her written instructions the night before and discovered that she lived about ten minutes away, but in the opposite direction from ...the mall where the movie was showing. Growling to himself, Jack yanked on a pair of blue jean shorts and a gray tee shirt. Finding his keys, Jack left the apartment at 10:30 and headed to his car so he could pick up Denise.Denise, on the other hand, woke up feeling really good at 8:30. She had enjoyed working out with Jack, especially when she. When I asked him questions, he responded with a page of information, not the typical one-sentence answers I was used to receiving. I heard his age in his voice but didn’t ask that question. He had not asked my age yet either. For me, over time our ages became the elephant in the room. We discussed everything but our ages. Maybe, we were both afraid to face it if the difference was great.The time came to meet in person. We decided to meet in a quiet park. I couldn’t bare watchful eyes of the. . along with a few brand new ones. Nasty new ones. I thought I could disarm most of them, but if I fucked up the entire shop, along with several of its neighbors were going to blow up sky high. I wouldn't have any alibi for that magical fire ... and reluctantly we decided to leave the place alone for a day or two.We had never paid a visit to the other name on our suspect list, the other crooked arms dealer, one Harold Bates, esquire. While a slightly less prominent legal arms dealer, Bates'. However, Brian let me sneak a sip of his wine when nobody was watching. By the time desert was on the table, I actually felt a bit stuffed and light headed since I took a few too many sips from his wine glass. I told him about this and he just gave me a mischievous smile, whispered back to me that he could help me to work out all the extra energy and alcohol tonight. My face blushed red when I realized what he actually meant. After we finished dinner, we decided to take a walk outside along.