After what seemed like forever, the puck dribbled free and Bax snagged it and started up the ice. Brody followed him and saw Tolya joining the rush. T...ey crossed the red line and Bax dumped the puck down the ice. Brody put on a burst of speed and went after it, colliding with a Devil player along the boards. He grunted and jerked away, focused on getting the puck. Bax muscled his way into the scrum by the boards and Brody was glad for the help. Tolya waited near the goal line, ready to get to. It was some of the best seafood and the wine had left me slightly buzzed. Candy and Mary Anne excused themselves for a restroom break, leaving George and me to ourselves. I watched as Mary Anne and Candy sauntered off to the restrooms. “You’re a lucky dude,” George commented as we watched our ladies walk across the restaurant. “You too,” I replied. George lit a second cigar. The smoke filled our little alcove. “You should marry her,” I told George. “I would, but she is not ready to settle. I was too tied up inside tosettle down with a woman I would always have seen as a god.A group of teenage girls clutching plastic bags giggle their way out andenvy each one of them; their bad skin and poor make up, their plumpthighs and over-dyed hair, their unconscious feminine grace and beauty,their lives I will never know.I start screaming again - I want to be a woman, I want to have breastsand stretch marks, I want to worry about equal pay and sexualharassment, I want to have bad hair days. I can’t tell you much more than that.”Diana was pale by the time that John had finished. She said, “The woman is a couple of inches shorter than the guy. She has large breasts that she shows off by wearing a shirt that is too tight. She is tanned with her hair in a long ponytail. The first impression is that she is cheerleader or something.”There was a moment of silence and then John said, “Okay. I’ll call the FBI office and get them to dispatch a couple of agents to your place. They should be.