They had a look on their faces as if to ask “Should we?”Then they leapt at each other again, this time she threw her legs around him as he pulled ...er close. He took advantage of the situation and started in the direction of the couch. They both laughed as he kicked over the table that she put her glass of water on earlier. The water spilled on to the bear pelt carpet as Carl laid her down on the couch. He removed his thick jacket in a single motion utilizing both arms then he kneeled over her.. ETA ten minutes. It's getting dark. How about turning on the lights for the helipad?" I wondered if I would ever get to use those," Jeff laughed. "Will do. Everything okay?" Couldn't be better." Invite your pilot in for some coffee and a snack. Or if he hasn't eaten, we should be having supper pretty soon." Already asked him, but he has to pick up his first passenger in an hour. But I told him that we wouldn't take no for an answer many more times."Jeff laughed as he said, "I second that. Tell. " Hey, thanks," I said. "I'll give you a call next week about dinner." 'Kay, bud," He said. My phone clicked. I returned to my conversation about the job. The foreman understood what we needed, and I headed back across the plant to the trailer that housed my office."Hey, Dan," said Sara. She was our secretary/administrator/receptionist/gal Friday."Hey, Sara. I'm bringin' company with me Friday." Oh, yeah? Who?" Fourteen year old genius named Cindy. Lives at the RV park where I stay. Wants to be. "I looked him up and down. He didn't look crippled. I figured if you parachuted out of an airplane twenty-five times, you just had to come to grief during at least one of them. He seemed to know what I was thinking."You're trained to do it right," he said. "There's nothing like it. It's a sense of freedom you can't get any other way, especially if you do a HALO jump. That's high altitude, low opening." He grinned. "I recommend it." So why aren't you doing it now?" I asked.He tossed a hand. "If.