"He nodded. "I know the place. It'll serve for the purpose. Suggest to Brittney that she meet you at O'Keefe's for drinks. Sit and nurse a couple. If ...hings aren't working, you can bail. If you connect, then you can suggest having dinner -- it wouldn't hurt to make reservations ahead, just in case. Then, if things are really working out, you can go back to the bar for a nightcap." Should I invite her to my place?" You're getting ahead of yourself, aren't you?" Molly closed her eyes and nodded.. I have like eighty bucks on me." "I have about eighty too... You want to go get a sweet glass piece?" "I think I want to go get a sweet glass piece Mar," Christine grinned in agreement. "Lets go to the High Roller down by the beach. I heard it's not that expensive." "lets go hoe." Christine put her blond hair in a loose ponytail and followed Maria to her car. Christine switched the radio to some hip hop station while Maria backed out of the driveway. "Should we get a big one?" Christine asked.. I can tell you are deep in thought and I wonder. We finish eating and you excuse yourself to use the restroom. I remind you to use the ladies room. I get the check and pay. You return looking all refreshed. We leave the restaurant and I suggest that we just walk around the mall and see is any window displays catch our eye. I tell you the we have to stop at Victoria's Secret before we leave. We start walking and something in a window catches my eye. I tell you to wait here for me. I go in and. Her own parents had always been rather austere and school leaders unapproachable as well. She is alert and emotionally sensitive, but very vulnerable. * * * Chapter 1 The Strangest Assignment The woman on the phone only asked me a couple of questions to establish my identity for sure. They had to do with my naval service so I concluded that somehow the Navy was involved. Then she asked if I had a valid driver’s license and a current passport, how was my German, and was I available for a.