‘Well, you’ve done all that you can do. You handled things very well,’ Jake commented as they pulled out into traffic. ‘Thank you,’ Rose sm...led and then looked at the clouds that seemed to be forming off to the west. ‘Looks like it may rain. We could certainly use it. It might cool things off a bit.’ Rose directed them back to the houses and then went to freshen up before she joined the Collier’s for dinner. The meal was delicious and passed very pleasantly and the five Colliers and Rose then. Not a lot to see just now," replied Haga. "But he'll be down later once the bitch starts to suffer. He'll want to see that." And you won't, I suppose?" I commented putting my cup down and following the two men out into the garden where the sky was just starting to show the first tinges of the pre-dawn light.I'd been to the little dock before - well, I'd been everywhere on the island - since it was so tiny everyone had - but this was the first time that I'd ever seen another person there. Not. I ring Sarai to tell her what’s happening and ask her to ready the fifth cottage for them. Mac thanks me for letting his people take the credit of the terrorist capture. I say, “They deserve it, since they did the bulk of the shooting. They’re good, know when to shoot, and when not to.” He says he may have some training work for me soon, and he’ll let me know when he’s ready to start. We both smile.To my solicitor’s to sign papers for the lodge, the handover of Janey and Toy’s trusts and bank. We never had sex again, even though I tried to tempt him a few times in the succeeding weeks. However, we remained comfortable with each other. Our working relationship was unaffected, except that we became easy with physical closeness. A hand on the waist, a light hug, a palm on the cheek, even a touch shoulder to shoulder, these were tangible gestures that I was happy to give and receive. He had always treated me as an equal and continued to do so. * I returned to San Fran again for the.