Today wasAndie's turn. "Sorry Toni," Andrea sighed, "I got held up in theshower, again." Toni gave her friend a knowing wink. "Yeah, know whatthat'... like." Both girls giggled as Andrea continued to get ready.Downstairs, Dan was typing away at the computer when he heard the fit ofgiggling and teasing coming from upstairs. He closed his eyes and triedto pretend it was something different, but to no avail. Dan had triedfor many months, almost a year now, to quit blaming himself for what. The nice thing was that the pool deck blocked the pool and patio from view of our neighbors, and there was an empty cornfield behind our land, so we had a fair amount of privacy right next to the house. The sound of the sliding door caught my attention and I looked back at the house to see Nicole walking towards me in a bright blue bikini. Before I could get up she had crossed the patio and plopped down onto my lap. ‘Do you like my new swimsuit?’ ‘Uh, yeah,’ Nicole’s question seemed loaded,. She plunked down an extra $300 and told him,"I'll take that as well."There was no paperwork and no questions. She didn't figure there would be in Nevada. She stashed the gun with a loaded magazine inserted in her side pocket where it hung heavy and reassuringly on her hip hidden from view. Not exactly legal because she had no "carry permit" but that would only be enforced if she stupidly tried to pass through a metal detector or was forced to discharge it in public and unable to beat a fast. Jamie considered what the call might mean. It appeared as if the Americans had attacked the terrorists in London. He had little doubt that the use of the word 'apocalypse' was a code word and that it was the use of that that had sparked the change in tactics in Liverpool. There was no sign that the cell in Liverpool had contacted any other cells though. The call had told them to 'let the others know', but it didn't look as if that had happened. He knew Stuart's intervention in Liverpool meant.