I had grown up reading an encyclopedia of “War in the Pacific” that had filled me with all these facts and details about the great battles of Worl... War Two at sea with the United States and Japan as the opponents. I had studied the ebb and flow of the tides of war and saw how the Japanese were doomed to defeat from the very beginning because they had underestimated the production power of a growing industrial nation with access to natural resources right inside their own territory. It was the. The clinic sent her home on enough painkillers to erase the pain she felt in her loins, and the pain she felt in her soul at what she had done. Todd never seemed to feel anything toward her or the child, but took that opportunity to make the most cold-hearted proposal of all time. "No man is gonna want a woman with one child, and who just killed another, so we might as well get married."Jessica stayed under the influence of painkillers until well after their wedding, but by the time that she. In an otherwise empty lounge, she managed to find seats for her and Francis which were a little distant and didn’t allow me to sit near them. I saw her smile to Francis, immediately understanding its meaning. And then a few minutes later as I was minding my own business, pouring myself a coffee, I heard Sue’s voice just behind me.“Where are you headed to today? Anywhere exotic? My boyfriend and I are off to Lagos.”Shit. She was really twisting it. Playing make believe that she didn’t even know. They also made us wear somebikinis over our clothes, which I thought was a little weird... butwhatever.All of the pledges are meeting tomorrow morning to start the TGB program,which means we'll be running on the beach... yikes! Hopefully this will be achance for me to lose all that weight, maybe by the time you come forclasses in the winter I'll be back down to 220! Anyway, gotta get to bed.I Love You SO MUCH!Stuart VossSeptember 20th, 1998***Dearest Rosie,I just finished my first week of.