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Yasmina.
    ‘Totally different careers. Anything that stands out?’
    ‘Rose has a butterfly tattoo on the left side of her stomach, but nothing that stands out. Nothing that stands out on Zara.’
    ‘Right. What about reports from the dating sites.’
    ‘Still being looked into,’ said Derek.
    ‘Great, we also need a record of every email conversation they had online.’
    ‘Yes, we should have it soon,’ said Yasmina.
    ‘We needed it sooner than soon!’
    ‘Yes sir, I’ll get right on it.’
    They spoke a little more, tried to pick up anymore common denominators. Finally it was time to get to work again, the group broke up and got straight back to work to find the man who had taken the women.
    ****
    ‘W hat are you doing here?’ Harmony asked her best friend Gareth.
    ‘James threw me out.’
    ‘He didn’t!’ She laughed and searched for the key.
    He stood up from the front steps with a case of Peroni.
    ‘You know I can’t drink tonight!’
    ‘These aren’t for you, there for me.’
    ‘Ha!’ she let him in. ‘Seriously, what are you doing here?’
    ‘Well, since you wouldn’t answer my calls, I took it upon myself to see you.’
    ‘Oh yes. I haven’t checked my phone in ages. It keeps pinging with messages. I just don’t have the energy to answer them back.’
    ‘Dating is going well for you then?’
    ‘Yes, it’s good.’ She walked into the kitchen and he followed.
    Gareth made himself at home. Pulled a beer from the pack, opened it and took a sip.
    ‘Do tell.’
    ‘Let’s order Chinese first,’ she said.
    The menu was on the fridge door.
    ‘Okay.’
    ‘What do you fancy? Should we go for our usual?’
    ‘Yes, sounds great.’
    Harmony ordered sweet and sour pork, chow mein and spring rolls. They moved to the living-room.
    ‘Come on.’ He pulled the footstool, sat down and picked up her feet. ‘Let me give those feet a massage.’
    Gareth was a massage therapist and gave a great foot massage. She leaned back into the sofa.
    ‘That feels great.’
    ‘Good. Now tell me about these dates.’
    She smiled. ‘Saturday’s date.’
    ‘Which one is that one?’
    ‘The art gallery owner.’
    ‘The tall blond with the green eyes.’
    ‘No that’s Derek the police guy. How many times must I tell you that?’
    ‘Oh I’m sorry. So he’s the tall dark with blue eyes?’
    ‘Yes, his name is Marcus.’
    ‘Nice. He sounds like the last guy you dated. What was his name?’
    ‘Oliver?’
    ‘Yes. What happened to him? One minute you were so in love the next he was out of your life.’
    She was quiet a while. He worked on her feet and it took her away from her thoughts for a moment.
    ‘He left me. One day he just walked out of my life.’
    ‘Just like that? I remember that, but you never said anything, you didn’t even shed a tear.’
    ‘You know me, I’m onto the next guy.’
    ‘I wish I had your balls.’
    ‘Ha. No you don’t, you’re happy without any.’ She laughed.
    ‘That’s true, James has the balls.’
    ‘So who do you like the most?’
    ‘You mean between the cop and the gallery owner?’
    ‘Yes.’
    ‘Right now they’re both my favourites.’
    ‘Nah, you’ve got someone at the top.’
    ‘Well the second date will determine that.’
    ‘I look forward to the new man in your life.’
    ‘Don’t get ahead of yourself. Its early days.’
    He was just about to open his mouth when the doorbell rang.
    ‘That’s our food.’ He got up and headed for the front door.
    He grabbed some plates from the kitchen and soon they devoured the food.
    ‘How’s work?’ he asked.
    ‘Busy as usual.’
    ‘I don’t know how you work those long hours.’
    ‘It’s my job, you get used to it.’
    ‘I guess. So what do your new fellas think about you as a doctor.’
    She stopped mid chew. He waited.
    ‘Erm... impressed I guess.’
    ‘I bet they’re glad they met an intelligent woman like you.’
    ‘What I know is all they see is my face. What I do, doesn’t thrill