I learned that he and about a dozen other Marvins had left their base about an hour before. They were from the battalion my unit was attached to, and ...hey insisted on escorting me back. They were really pleased to have an excuse to abandon the patrol, which says something about why the war lasted so long, and why it was lost. I got back to my outfit safely. I’d had all day to prepare the story I gave to my commander. I told it pretty much the way it had happened, but I left out everything about. ” “I admit I’ve been flirting with you, is that what you’ve been doing with me, too?” “Yeah, but I’m not entirely sure why. I know I enjoy flirting with you and that I love the way you flirting back makes me feel, but I’m not sure what might come next. Fourteen months of couples counseling hasn’t made things any better at home, I’m just not sure what the future holds, but whether or not things work out with my marriage, I know I never want this friendship to end.” “Well, I’d be sad for you. ”We finally arrived at Madge’s real estate company in Kenmore. I could see why Madge Fairbanks was one of Phyllis’s acquaintances, rather than a close friend. She was close to my age, perhaps a few years older, and quite attractive. According to Alicia, all of Phyllis’s close friends were around her age.The only thing Alicia told me about Madge was, she met Madge at a Silent Auction; which one of her Mom’s charities had hosted. The auction was combined with a cheese and wine tasting, so after a. Because he viewed a 10-year-old cutegirl in the mirror. He couldn't get a word out. I bragged about thehairstyle.- How nice you've become! I told you Meredith was good! She tells us tolet your hair grow. And we will go for that, won't we!Meredith looked already forward to the kids' return. There were so manynice things she could imagine doing with their awesome hair. On the wayback Finley asked if his hairdo was expensive. Because she cut almostnothing of his hair!Jack had really been given.