I would advise youto accept this new role?unless, that is, you want pictures I took ofyou tonight to end up in everyone's e-mail."From somewhere I sum...oned the wits to nod. That wasn't enough forVanessa, who said, "Say thank you properly, Jamie." Thank you madam," I responded, my eyes downcast in abject humiliation.Vanessa turned to her desk and took from something from a drawer."Jamie, my little sissy, I want you to start wearing something suitablefor your new status. These will do. Zetsa informed Zax.She parked her Sun K-79 at the entrance to cave zero eight. Apart from the clothes he was wearing, Zetsa did not let him bring provisions, not even his wristwatch."How many caves do we need to cross before we get there?" Zax asked. Any step closer to their destination or away from home made the decision easier."Somewhere along the lines of one hundred and seven-eight caves, all in the beasts' territory". Zetsa mused and said."That much in seven days? On foot?"If the caves. ”“I was in Afghanistan too, out in the Pech valley.”“Man, that place was rough,” he said, eying Taylor for a moment. “Normally I wouldn’t let you in for nothin’, but Nick’s a piece of shit and I saw some of you guys operate once. It was pretty badass.”“Thanks, man,” Taylor said as the mountain moved out of the way.“Just, don’t go causing any trouble or I’ll have to toss you out on your ass.”Taylor slid past and into the dimly lit building, and said, “That’s the last thing I want.”Taylor also. ‘This is where we fell in love.’ She laughed. ‘You made me…’ She stopped, a surprised look on her face. ‘Happy,’ she said, finishing her sentence. She had almost said, ‘Pregnant’, but then realized she had never told Jake she had carried his child for awhile.Béla stretched out, half laying on Jake, holding him tightly, an incredibly sad look on her face. Jake wondered if, in all the years she had been visiting him in his dreams, this might be the first time she realized that she was truly.