CHAPTER TWO He sat in a quiet place and ate excellent food and visited with Carla and then it was night and there were no quiet places. The dark settled in on them and he noticed that many more people were arriving at the party and as the night wore on, more and more showed up. The pool was busy and the dance floors were crowded and Gabrielle flitted about, doing her best to make sure that her guests were having a good time. Carla took his arm and she pulled him out into the area around the pool. They found aluminum chairs and sat and sipped cool drinks and watched the naked boys and girls as they cavorted in the brilliant lights around the yard. Inevitably, there were couples making love on the slick tiles, uncaring about those who watched. Several handsome young couples were screwing

