Tags:
Drama,
detective,
Crime,
Sex,
Mystery,
Murder,
models,
Investigator,
LA,
strippers,
private,
case
Robertâs birthday. Andi's future looked great; great until Valentine's Day night.â
Cyndie was getting frustrated and grasped my hand, looked me in the eyes and said, âStevie, I hope you see what Andi was doing, planning. The Sexy Girls were just fun and games. Her future was not with Robert or with a woman.â
I understood what she didn't say.
I said, âOkay, thatâs makes things clear. What has Robert Grayson been up to since February?â
âWhat do you mean?â
âIs he acting normal at work?â
âI guess so. I donât see him that often. Weeks go by and I may not see him or only say hello.â
âHave you seen him with a new woman?â
Cyndie answered, âNo. But, according to Andi, and Red too, who saw him a lot more than me, Robert cheats big time but heâs discreet.â
I replied, âMaybe, but he could let his guard down. Look, things have gone his way very well these last three months. He was able to dump Andi, save a ton of money on the divorce and screw Andi while heâs doing it.â
âYouâre right.â
âLetâs take a ride tomorrow.â
Cyndie asked, âWhere?â
âOut in the valley. Did you ever visit the Graysonâs big estate?â
âSure, three or four times. Robert always throws big parties. I went to last yearâs Christmas party.â
I asked, âDo you know how to get there?â
âYeah, Iâll figure it out.â
âGood.â
âWhat are we going to do there?â Cyndie asked.
âJust look around. We may find something interesting.â
âCool.â
âCyn, letâs go to bed.â
âYes, letâs.â
Â
Â
spying
Â
The warm spring weather continued through Sunday. The explosion of spring green everywhere provided a terrific backdrop for our ride and hike in the Beaver Valley. Of course, Cyn dressed all in black for our spying adventure. I wore navy shorts and a navy polo shirt.
We slept in that morning and I woke Cyndie around 10 a.m. We got into my Miata after noon and I loosely followed Cynâs directions as I had fun driving up and down and around the Beaver Valley again.
On the way, Cyndie explained that Robert inherited the mansion and his fortune from his now deceased father. Hume Grayson had been a chemist and invented a cutting-edge plastic for the DuPont Company. Andi told Cyn that Robert was worth over $25 million.
Nearing our destination, I slowed and paid closer attention to Cynâs directions. She directed me to ride right by Robert's estate and park in the lot of the Grange Hall, which borders the western edge of Robert's property. We got out of the car and quietly walked on the public trail that goes right behind Robert's house.
We needed to look closely as the mansion blends well into the countryside. Cyn told me that the houseâs designer was a disciple of Frank Lloyd Wright. It was a modern, flat-roofed home built into a hillside. From the front, the house appeared to be a one-story sprawling ranch home made of local grey and brown stones. From our view in the rear, the lower level was visible as the house swept down the hill. Magnificent landscaping with native plants, including azaleas and rhododendrons and fruit trees, surrounded the mansion. A creek lay at the bottom of the small valley between our vantage and the mansion fifty yards away. I counted three flower gardens on the hillside to the creek filled with purple, yellow and white annual and perennial flowers. A path to the left led to a guest cottage with matching architecture. A hot tub sat outside the cottage, partially screened by a tall, wooden fence.
Directly across the small valley, we were treated to a young babe sun bathing topless on the back deck. She was tall and young and thin and gorgeous with long brown hair. A minute later she got up and showed off her big bouncy boobs. They must be real, but they sure
Barbara Samuel
Todd McCaffrey
Michelle Madow
Emma M. Green
Jim DeFelice, Larry Bond
Caitlyn Duffy
Lensey Namioka
Bill Pronzini
Beverly Preston
Nalini Singh