“That’s tip and all,” she said.“Thanks!” Answered Josh as he stuffed the cash in his blue jeans pocket and turned to quickly go to the door....��Wait!” said the brunette on the couch, “Stay awhile and eat some pizza with us and have a couple of beers.”The dirty blonde quickly and eagerly added, “Yea, we won’t eat all that, help us eat it.”Josh stopped and turned. Nervously he said, “Well, umm, yea sure, you really don’t mind, I mean, you want me to?”“Of course,” answered the dirty blonde as she. "Disable the vehicle and provide support. Raider 3, head west and drop your chalk on that vehicle."Bandits were the Little Birds, small, agile helicopters armed with mini-guns that were quite deadly in urban operations. Raiders were the Black Hawks carrying a chalk of Rangers. Mark wouldn't stand a chance, I thought with a smile.Mark GlassnerThe limo bounced around on Tacoma's streets. The city had lost the war against potholes years ago, and the streets grew worse and worse every year. Leah. My journey starts in that glorious year,1976. Those of you who are Brits and old enough to remember will know that it was the best summer holiday ever for k**s.Long endless days of sun,no rain,clear skies and;as it was in those days,freedom. Freedom from your parents,freedom to come and go as you pleased: just be home when it got dark or you got hungry which ever came first. I was $#ne.My best mate was J.also *&ne J.had an older brother T.who was t%&*%@@n,and like all bigger brothers,a bit of a. G'nite!" There was a biting twang to her last words.He punched the 'End' button. "Well, that was special." You knew it was gonna happen." Megan's like 'er mom. Knows oh so very well how everybody's lives need to progress." He looked at me, connecting those damned blue eyes of his to mine. "Still love me?" Gonna take more than your crazy daughter to make me quit you." You know that if you marry me, she's YOUR step-daughter."I laughed with his joke. "Yeah, I thought about that. Nobody's perfect,.