“I am here!” Her laughter echoed down the length of the river. She came to a stop and took another long drink. Facing the crystal-clear water,...she impulsively dropped the canteen and began working the buttons on her shirt, slowly revealing her pale skin to the sky. She hitched one shoulder out of it and then the other as she hurriedly yanked the shirttail that had been tucked into her cargo shorts free. Her perfect, teardrop breasts, capped with thick, and now, inexplicably erect nipples,. " The verbal sparring continued, exhausting Jen."I know, mama, but I'm a big girl, I can take care of myself." Sheregretted it almost as soon as she said it.She couldn't see her mother's face to read the expression, but she knewthe look off by heart, she'd seen it a hundred times. A spectrum ofemotion running from disappointment to denial, with a stop along the wayto squeeze in a few shades of self-righteousness. There was a lot shekept from her mum, and with good reason, but it was impossible. "Yes, your honor. My client tendered a final solution to our mutual problem, which appears to satisfy the government," Richard said in fine old lawyer double-speak."I take it the government is satisfied with this arrangement?" The judge asked?"It is the best that we can do, and have both parties agree, your honor," the government's lawyer answered."Very well. I am dismissing both sides claims, and this case is dismissed," the judge said, banging his gavel.We all rose, and the government's head. They blew up a plane. True, it was the plane I ride on, but just the same, they are welcome to come and try again. I am not running scared!" He tried to change my mind until I lost interest, but gave up when I suggested he concern himself with Charles, and let me be the stalking horse for those bastards.We were driven to the base executive quarters and greeted like royalty by a phalanx of servants, all of whom I sent away except for the chef, who prepared a fine supper for us. After extensive.