.”She grunted and sat on the beam log, pulling out a pouch of weed. I watched as she unhurriedly rolled a joint and lit it up.“How did you cut you...self?” she asked.Does she really care?“It was a piece of broken glass. It got me pretty good, but it was an accident, that’s all.”“Oh ... Mine wasn’t glass. And it wasn’t an accident.” She exhaled a large cloud of smoke and stared at me. Then she held out the joint.I waved my hand dismissively. “No, I can’t do—”“Smoke,” she commanded. “You need it.”I. ? ?Not truck, Marines. Marines come in Cherry Bar. Marines not suppose to come in Cherry Bar. Cherry Bar sailor’s bar, not Marine bar. Big fight. I get you out before shore patrol come.? Doc closed his eyes. Her magic fingers began to do some good on his temples, on his head. He thought of his bag, with his extra uniforms, his wallet with his money. He wondered if he still had either, or if someone stole them while he was drunk. Donna seemed to read his thoughts. . They probably want to get the job done twice as quickly so they can go and have fun on the beach on a day like this. Who could blame them.“Hi John” said Chelsea“Hi Chelsea”“This is Loretta, one of my girlfriends. She’s come to help today- hope that’s ok”“Ah yeah, sure. No problem at all. Guess you guys want to get this work out of the way and go down to the beach”“Well yeah, that’s one option” said Chelsea coyly.Loretta had a slightly sheepish look on her face. As if she was a little uneasy but. "These have to be handmade and we need to have each day's progress documented with pictures. The time-line would be two months from today." It's gonna cost a lot."William smiled, "Mrs. Danvers demands handcrafted items. She understands they are often expensive." Paul handed William an envelope. "This is a cashier's check for eight thousand dollars for materials."Alan looked at the envelope. "What's the catch?" Send daily pictures of the work to the included address. Hopefully, in two months I.