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happy about it. I was trying to make sense of my feelings, when guests began coming up from the basement looking spent, but happy. Others wandered in from the back yard and the bedrooms. 
    It wasn’t long before all of the party goers had gathered to share a post coital meal. Most of the women glowed and the guys just looked done. The monk was the last one to emerge and he still looked like he could go a few more rounds. His slightly disappointed demeanor shifted when he saw the feast. 
    Like a little kid on Christmas morning, he clapped his hands with glee and said in a high pitched voice, “Oh yes, let us all break bread together.” 
    Eric looked at him like he was a cartoon character. Kinsey rolled her eyes. Mr. Hairless snickered. More than a few of the women appeared awestruck. I decided to cut him some slack since he was after all a monk. He was completely oblivious. Instead, he busied himself piling food high on his plate. 
    Schoolgirl plopped down in the seat next to me. In contrast to the monk’s feast, she was nibbling on a small spinach salad. She saw me staring at her food and said with a sheepish grin, “A girl’s got to work hard to stay this small.” 
    Her presence reminded me of my embarrassing behavior upstairs, so I smiled weakly and kept my eyes on the plate Kinsey had sat in front of me earlier. Schoolgirl picked up her fork and slowly ate her salad. I pushed my food around, but ate very little. Everyone else was chatting away as they enjoyed their meal. 
    I felt a hand on my thigh. Schoolgirl ran her finger tips up the inside of my leg. 
    She leaned over and whispered, “Did you find your wife?” 
    There was a moment of confusion before I realized she was asking about Ginny and not Cynthia. I winced and kept my eyes glued to the plate of food. I just wanted Schoolgirl to leave me alone with my thoughts, painful though they were. Hoping to put an end to the conversation, I shook my head and continued the food vigil. 
    Kinsey must have had something on her mind. I could tell she was having a hard time focusing on the spirited conversation around the table. She snapped when a bear of a guy mentioned someone was watching the house. 
    “Watching the house,” she barked at Mr. Bear. “Why didn’t you tell us earlier?” 
    The poor guy seemed to shrink to half his true size. He opened his mouth and then closed it abruptly. His wife came to his rescue. 
    “We were running late tonight,” said a petite brunette with smeared mascara that made her look a little like Alice Cooper. “Our baby sitter bailed on us and it took a while to find a replacement. Anyway, back to the point. We noticed a parked car when we arrived. The only reason I paid any attention to it was the glint of a glowing cigarette inside. I thought it odd, the driver wasn’t smoking outside. Throughout the night we took a couple of smoke breaks and he was still out there.” 
    “Did you get a look at him?” asked Kinsey. 
    They shook their heads in unison. “No, all we saw was hair pulled back into a pony tail,” said Alice. “We’re not even sure whether it was a man or woman.” 
    “What kind of car was it,” I asked. 
    Mr. Bear finally found his tongue and answered, “It was a white mid-size, but I can’t say for sure the make and model.” 
    “Do you think it was an unmarked police car?” asked Eric. 
    “I don’t think so,” said Mr. Bear. “It wasn’t a Ford. I think maybe a Camry.” 
    Eric cut his eyes toward me and nodded toward his office. He and Kinsey left the table and I followed them out of the room. Once the door closed behind us I said, “I saw Ginny talking to a hippie with a blond ponytail. It was the last time I saw her.” 
    “I don’t know anyone like that,” said Eric. He turned to Kinsey and asked, “What about you babe?” 
    Kinsey shook her head. 
    “Is it normal to have one of your parties staked out?”  I asked. 
    “No, it has never happened before,”