“When we get back to campus, I’d like to show you something. Come to my room and you’ll learn a little more about me.” “Couldn’t we do that in my room, though I’m pretty sure I’ve seen just about everything you’ve got.” She gave him a seductive kiss. “True but this is about what you may or may not have heard about me.” “Oh, so now you’re an international man of mystery?” Max just shrugged; his hands palms up. “I’ll be t...

  Saturday was Kevin and Max’s racquetball match with lunch afterward. “So, I hear you and Shelia had a date last night. Did it go well?” Kevin’s inquisitive voice and eyes on his best friend. “Well, well, look who’s now an FBI detective. Yes, it went very well. Shelia is a very nice lady. Smart, attractive and sexy. I like her and she asked me to be her date next Saturday at their formal,” Max said with a smile. Then he...

“How has it been going, son?” his father said. ‘Rather well, dad. You and mom were right. Getting away from home has helped. I’m more relaxed and I’ve made some new friends, real friends. Not those who like me for who or what I am,” he replied. “Being the son of a college professor and detective isn’t so bad, is it,” his mother chimed in. He laughed. “Calling yourself a college professor and dad a detective is stretching...

It took two weeks to get the house ready for Max’s recovery. I had three security assigned there. “Do you really think it’s a good idea for Shelia to be his nurse,” Brielle asked. “It’s better than not allowing her to be there if she chooses. Her feelings might be real, or they might be a Nightingale response. The boy who he almost killed is Darrel Mukave, his father is Robert Mukave; an influential mob boss. He’ll want r...