You can still get back at them for it, though.”“How, you just said it yourself that I am dying.”“Tell me anything you know about the man who h...red you, who sent you. Where he is. How many more men and ships he has.”He started laughing which I took for hysteria. But then after a coughing fit, he stopped. “I wish I had the strength to go back there and kill him myself.”“Back where?”“The settlement! He came with us. He was sure a woman and a****ls could only have defeated his men before by blind. "Too late to change your mind now, my love," he said."Not a hope in a million years," she replied gazing at the ring. She looked up, flung her arms round his neck and kissed him, hard. "Thank you, my darling. Thank you, thank you, thank you." She released him stamped her foot. "No! I am not going to cry again."The assistant handed the card machine to Tim. "How does it feel, miss?" he asked."Perfect! Thank you very, very much."At that moment two men came in. Both were wearing hoodies and one. "I don't know how to thank you. That was... incredible." Don't thank me, I enjoyed it," I told her. "You are good." Ditto," Jared said. "We both had a blast." Thank you anyway," Allie said, blushing. "It was loving and generous, sharing each other with me like that. I was touched." She lowered her voice and blushed deeper. "And I have been tasting and smelling both of you all over my face for ten minutes now. I'd like to tell you that was a great speech, Jared, but I don't think I heard it. I. Everything came rushing back to Johnny as he stumbled home after a night of pool and beers with some gym teachers.He always knew that from a certain spot in the parking lot of the complex, if you craned your head just so, he could see into Jill and Bob's bedroom. Of course, he always avoided any late night glances out of respect for his friends. Respect was out the window tonight, courtesy of Jim Beam.He felt a familiar yet disturbing stirring in his loins as he discovered that Bob was nowhere.