“I was just wondering one thing.”“What’s that?” said V, trying to sound suddenly innocent.“Did you really come home expecting me not to br...ak up with you after a night like that?”“I guess I hadn’t thought about it,” came her response.“Well, I for one am glad it didn’t really happen,” I declared.Veronica turned toward me, smiling. I stayed facing the ceiling. “What part gave it away?” she asked.“Well, I had my suspicions the whole time, but I guess it was the part where you let Louis come in. “But my career might not be. Admiral Vos was furious, he’s blaming me for what happened, and he’s given me seventy-two hours to sort everything out. If I can’t bring him the culprit in time, he’s going to send in some sketchy SWAR guys to clean shop. It’s gonna be bad.”“SWAR?” Kaisha asked.“Special Operations types. I met one of them, something about him just ... rubs me the wrong way. I don’t doubt his combat abilities, but I doubt his professionalism, he doesn’t have the demeanor of a Marine.. Horses are smart enough about things they've already learned, but basically stupid about everything else. That's why you teach them one thing at a time and do it slowly and over and over. I led him back and forth for little drinks of water until he didn't want any more and then started leading him all over.I'd lead him a while and then stop. I made sure to say whoa every time I stopped. We did about an hour of this and then I tied him to the hitching rail I'd made and went to get the mare.I'm. I take her to visit each Sunday afternoon. She divorced her first husband before they had any children. My family has accepted her and she loves to spend time with us. She asked to take her turns doing child care and is called on often. We were having a late warm spell in the fall and were walking around the lake holding hands after another family picnic. As Martha and I approached the waterfall at the end of the lake we sat down and talked for a while, as we always do. I held her hand and.