‘I held his hand and took my time walking back. ‘When we got to my dorm, he verbally fumbled around. He couldn’t figure out what to say so final...y he held out his hand to shake. ‘I took it but I didn’t let go. I brought my hand back to my body along with his. ‘He stepped closer to maintain his balance. He had that scared look on his face that said, ‘What do I do now?’ ‘I leaned in and kissed him on the lips. It wasn’t the hot kind Ashley didn’t have with Jeff.’ She smiled at me with a playfully. We didn’t have time together alone until we left the following morning. Madeline came out to the car as Shug loaded our bags into the trunk. ‘Where are you two headed now?’ she asked. ‘Tulsa,’ Shug replied. ‘Caroline has to go home to her son.’ ‘And, you’re going with her?’ Madeline asked him. ‘Do you want me to leave you two alone?’ I offered Madeline. ‘It’s all right,’ Shug said. ‘Mother, I love you. You can come with us, if you want. But, yes. I have to go to Tulsa with Caroline.’ Madeline. She asked, “Are you going to wait to distribute this until you know who Mr. X is?”“I know who Mr. X is,” Mike replied.Frowning, Cathy asked, “Should I replace the references to Mr. X with the man’s name?”“No. Mr. X has been identified in another document,” Mike answered looking over at Cathy. He knew that she would identify the man as soon as the news covered his death, but felt that she was better off not knowing until after the fact.Puzzled, she asked, “Shouldn’t it all be in one report?”“No.. ..(Temporary) Clarke Residence,Free City of Charlottesville“So, we need to figure out a strategy to deal with the damn ASF for real now. Things got pretty crazy already, with the fall of Blacksburg. Those cunts were insane, but Eckart is even more dangerous. His present assault on Richmond just proves how much of a threat he is to us all. The sniper practice is a great start, but we need to take things even further. By the time that Eckart crushes the various gangs that rule Richmond, we must.