" Then she looked at the huge flat calendar. "Oh no! I won't be back from Philadelphia until Tuesday." She grabbed the enclosed letter of congratulati...ns from the envelope and jumped onto the phone. I heard only her side of the conversation. "Yes, I'd like to exchange two tickets for the Ruffles Show-" "No, I don't want to return them and get back on the list. We waited fifteen years for these." "Yes, we're very happy you sent them to us. It's just that I have a conflict with the date and I was. ?I ? I don’t know Simon, I’m not sure I want to do this.??Okay Ev, up to you but hey what else is there to do and will you ever get the chance again? Admit it; it’s quite exciting isn’t it???Erm, well yes, I suppose so,? she acknowledged.?And, Ev, don’t forget the game demands that you call me Sir.?She nodded and smiled.?Yes ? I understand ?Sir.?As her wrists were clicked tied into place I stepped back to admire the view. I smiled as I saw how much my sweat top had ridden up her glorious. Listen and youcan hear birds chirping in the trees just ahead. Their sounds seems tourge you onward and you quickly cross the meadow.Your confidence is growing. You set aside all doubts about inneradventures, knowing that you are prepared for whatever happens and thatyou can return to your base state easily.You pass through a stand of trees and once again the path crosses theriver. An arched stone bridge crosses over the smooth clear water. Alight breeze brushes along your cheeks. Know that. In truth, I think she was ready to call it a day. She’d been away from home for three years and missed being with me. Simone is a warrior, but she’s also a woman and had typical female emotions.I retired another year after that and took a job near Richmond Virginia with a Government Contractor/Private Security company. My job description was actually oversight for the government contracts the company held. But there were times I was used to training assets for forward deployment. Simone went.