Chapter 60: Romance
October 28, 20—
10:38 P.M.
287 Willow Street
“I love you, man,” Beckley said, already in my bed, naked with his clothes on the floor, prepared to make love to me all night long. “Get over here and let me seduce you.”
I was half out of my clothes. Jeans were snug around my middle and nothing more. Truth was I was looking forward to spending some hours alone with him, just the two of us, twisting the night away together. Our intimacy would have to wait, though. Someone was at the front door of my Tudor, dinging the bell. Three dings happened, drawing my attention toward the visitor. While leaving the bedroom, I said over my right shoulder, “Hold your horses, partner. This could be Officer Jim Tanner about my job, informing me of news I have to snap pictures of.” It w
