We try to share overheads and things." A little warning bell wentoff somewhere in the back of my mind.Alex was bouncing up and down with excitement."C...me on you two, stop dragging your heels, let's get in." She wasbubbling over with energy. She grabbed both of us and almost dragged usinto the bar.It was a fairly typical Thai bar; open to the front, a bar along oneside, TVs all over the place and three pool tables towards the back.Music blared out from the sound system, which for a Thai bar. We now turn our heads to Damian Black, or Ian as his friends called him, friends whom he left behind, probably to their deaths. Damian and his mother Evelynn were allowed by the authorities to flee as Damien’s father was a former decorated general in the military. Evelynn decided she had seen enough death around her, after mourning and burying her late departed husband, not wanting for her son to share his father’s fate, she sold everything they had and fled.Damien was trained from an early age. 50 caliber machine gun. He'd have no trouble getting his hands on the machine gun, but that might not even work, based on the stories he'd heard. He needed something bigger!That's it, he needed a cannon! One of his minions had been in the artillery during the Great War. Maybe Joey The Snake would have some ideas. "HEY, JELLY-BELLY, GET JOEY THE SNAKE IN HERE!"A few minutes later, there was a knock on the door, and Joey The Snake stuck his head in the door. "You wanted me, boss?" Yeah, come in. " She giggled.She walked on his arm into the auditorium, and people stood and stared atthem, The Briar Cliff's own Odd Couple. They actually danced on the floortwice, during which they began a difficult conversation. To be honest shedid most of the talking, and was aware of it.He was fascinated by her voice, her grace, the way her Adam's applebobbed as she talked. They were sitting on a bench next to the doors whenhe suddenly leaned in and kissed her lips softly.She pulled back startled, "why.