"It's okay Mike. It happens to lots of nice guys. Here's the thing, though. I believe nice guys should be rewarded. You are a noble soul, after all yo... stopped and helped a stranger. That is rare indeed, in these times. I'm going to tell you something you won't believe."I looked over at her. She was smiling, cigarette gone, and undoing her belt. A moment later her coat was open, and the buttons on her shirt began to be relieved of their duties. "I'm going to give you a gift that will make your. The drinks loosened our tongues enough for each of us to chat on about individual events of the day. We had our own little curious ditty to share. Karl’s was the first glass needing a refill. I got up to play hostess. Dimitri interrupted me. “My dear, can more drinks wait until after we have had at least one diversion? I want Karl to see how I use his wife.” He looked straight at Karl and gestured, “Go. Go.” Decision time was nigh. Who would decide? Dimitri already had. “Let’s light a few. Slow, quiet and down-right lethargic, he says ... nearly forgotten by time and anyone who could possibly give a shit. Sounds good to me! Since my cover is blown and my photo is now in every Hadji picture reference book, the Company wants to give me an early retirement package with the option to continue doing my analyst job remotely via a secure Internet sat connection. All of the fun and none of the drawbacks! I'd be retired from field work and far enough away from the puzzle palace that the. ”We sort of stood there in silence, my awkward staring must've made Lochy shy because he sort of dropped his head a little, almost in shame.His face went bright red as the same images begun dancing around in his head.Standing there in the awkward silence was just that... Awkward, and it felt like forever until the microwaved finished and buzzed away until the door was opened.The moment the buzzer sounded Lochy zoomed right over to it and pulled the Pie out, it's hot surface letting off steam as.