All four of us quickly started to vibe and the conversation was quite a bit easier than I expected. I thought there might be a lot of awkwardness, but...after we moved past the small talk, we quickly fell into good discussions that put us all at ease with each other. By the end of dinner it felt like this sexy couple was old friends. We talked about whatever came to mind, and we had no problem being a bit touchy-feels with each other. After dinner, drinks and getting to know each other we agreed. “Hey kid, how ya doin?” asked my neighbor Jeff. Jeff was in is mid to late thirties. His parents actually lived in the house next door to us, but Jeff had a lot of problems. The reason he hadn’t been around was he was in rehab for about six months. While he was in, his wife couldn’t keep up the payments on their house so they moved in with Jeff’s parents. “Wow. You’re back,” I said excitedly. I always liked Jeff a lot. He’d have parties with his buddies in the yard and would always invite me. "I think maybe things have changed again. We'll have to talk to Jimmy about it later; right now you need to take a nap; Lizzy and I need your help." You and Lizzy need my help? Where's Jimmy?" Probably debriefing Christine." I felt her react to the word. Ever since the time Rebecca had made that Freudian slip after a couple days away from Bob, none of them ever heard the word without smiling and thinking naughty thoughts. It was actually before my time, but they had explained it to me the first. ‘My treat. And it’ll definitely improve my reputation to be seen with three women as lovely as you are…’ Part 31 – End of the Line Just as I got back from lunch, Patrolman Hicks came up to me in the hallway. ‘Commander, we’ve got a problem. EMTs are trying to block the entrance to University Hospital.’ ‘Okay, head on over there, call in another couple of patrol cars.’ I said. I went to MCD, seeing Martin Nash at his desk. I asked if he had his armored vest, and he pulled it out of his desk.