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Kurt parked the van further away than usual. The zoom lenses were working good and there hadn’t been any obstruction problems so further away meant less of a chance to get noticed. He adjusted Diane’s scope towards the parking garage. He then wandered his scope around, looking for anything of interest. Kurt was looking for anything interesting, not a promotion like Diane. Kurt loved his job. He couldn’t care less about any of the politics of his work. He just liked the equipment and the job of surveillance. Guilty or innocence was not his concern, getting good clear tape, and not getting exposed were his only concerns. Well, except looking around. Kurt was a bit of a pervert when it came right down to it, He thought it was well hidden but Diane knew. She had found her scope pointed at a widow once and wondered what he was watching there. She also had peeked through his o few times when she got the opportunity and saw that it certainly wasn’t a work target. She let that stuff slide though because he always got the tape she needed, he really got great tape.

Joe got up early refreshed and happy. He showered, dressed putting on his favorite shirt. He took his freshly made coffee to the counter and opened the store. He was looking for her already. A few customers trickled in and out, actually more than usual, but Joe really didn’t notice that, he was thinking about Diane and alternating between looking out the window and gazing at the music box he hoped to give her.

Diane slept in. She didn’t set an alarm as she didn’t want to seem to be anxious or overbearing. “I’ll pick it up before noon” she planned. She primped and dressed all morning. She posed over and over in the full-length mirror. “It’ll be like taking candy from a baby”, she mused. She smiled broadly, who am I kidding, it’s hard to take candy from a baby! They hold on tight and if you get it from them, they squawk to high heaven. “I will hit him with both barrels”, as she thought up a new analogy, “Beauty and charm, is my plan”. It was around ten-thirty when she finally took off for Hope.