"I am not going to ask Missy to be the bait," I repeated flatly to the others around the table while we waited. "She is my friend. I know her. It is n...t a good idea, and I will not ask her."At the same time I was comforting myself with the thought that her parents, especially her mom, would never agree to it anyway. If my mom was a bear protecting her cub, Missy's mom was a Bengal tiger. After Missy's near rape in middle school -- granted it was her own fault -- Mrs. Wilson was more protective. ?" Oh, right then and there! I unzipped the bodice and dropped it and stuck his hands on them!" At her mother's gasp, she continued, "It caught on, too! In half a minute there were a dozen topless girls on the dance floor!" You shouldn't have done that!" Marion was horrified.But Twyla was adamant. "Yes, I should have! Mandi's rules, remember? No false advertising - deliver the goods! There was no better way to convince Mickey that I was serious! Besides, this was Mickey, not some jerk - we had. The bedlam continued for several minutes as the girls all made their re-acquaintances.Then my security team entered the dining room. They were all wearing an impressive array of armament and carrying green, military style duffle bags. No words were spoken as they lined up across the table from Captain Tab and me. When they didn’t say anything, I waited. This was their show. I did look over at Kip, but he had his eyes elsewhere. And she was standing at the end of the line closest to. And India as well," added Tom."Then it was every fucking country with Stan in its name. Kurdistan wasn't even like six years old and it got fucked," said Eve. "And I'm as fucked as all the fucking 'Stans. I'm one fucked bitch." I know that for sure," said Tom. "It's just that Zoe can't remember a fucking thing." Did I fuck you, Eve?" wondered Zoe. "Are you sure I didn't bring my strap-on thingy here?" Don't worry, Zoe," said Eve. "You did what you could without it." You might be bombed," said.