. who knows.... "Girl! Come here" I shouted. Harriet came into my office and stood before me, eyes cast down and shoulders hunched. I had her stand th...re a long time, letting the tension mount... "You know that was an expensive vase". She nodded. "You are a clumsy girl. You will never be able to pay me back for that vase. Get over my knee". To my surprise she did not need any further bidding and came over to stand beside my sturdy oak office chair. I could see a glisten of a tear in her eye.. Just so you know, it isn't because it is my business either." Roma smiled and I swear there was a tear forming in her eyes. I quickly ran to the bathroom to get dressed.Breakfast was finished by 9:00, the chauffeur was waiting at the door, and we packed our luggage into the trunk. We stood for a minute admiring the LaSalle that Rachel was so proud to own. It was a handsome vehicle. Except for the different grill, it had the same Fleetwood body of the Cadillac of that year. The inside. Just about to pull out the drive and you say "No, silly, the other way." "But that's a dead end." I tell you, but you just look at me. Ok, your the boss, off we go. 5 minutes later the road runs out. "Ok," I say, "Where too now." "Straight on." you say. So off we go. Just a dirt track, but then widening out into a large flat area, ahead of us the sea. I pull up at the end of a beach, to the left a 150 foot high cliff, to the right a mile of glorious sandy beach. I'm just about to turn right. ‘Now forget about how I’ve been, you don’t even look like the Matt I knew.’ ‘Being in the army does things to people.’ ‘I can see,’ Karine said as she took a deep breath. ‘Matt… about what happened-‘ ‘Not now Karine. Not now.’ ‘But-‘ ‘Please. Just not now. We’ll deal with it later,’ his words coming out forcefully. Karine didn’t look too pleased. ‘Later? Matt, I’ve waited for the last five years for this, and you want to wait until later?’ Matt felt that rage rise, the one he had suppressed.