Rose and I are hoping we'll be on the cheer squad rooting for you." He smiled and Rose waved at him to let him know she was the other person Brenda wa... talking about. I noticed Carl was a little sullen, but he shook hands with Lionel and said he hoped they'd be playing together."We always need you little guys because you're so fast," Lionel laughed. I think it was the first time Carl had ever been called a little guy."Just so you guys know," I said, "Lionel also put guys in their place in Phys. ”Dinner was going to be later than she thought. Every mercenary there stopped me to say at least something. Some were glad that they ran up against Darren on that island instead of me. Others wanted to thank me for not killing them after being part of the kidnapping of April. It was a job that paid three times anything else they had gotten offered in years. A few just wanted to shake my hand or give me a high-five. None of the yells from the assholes that brought me here had any effect on. I did my twenty and retired a lieutenant colonel. I am in private security now. For someone we both know, as a matter of fact,” he said with a chuckle as he sat in the chair next to my bed, his eyes twinkling. “Do you remember your lieutenant for that operation against the pirates in Sumatra? Lieutenant Spencer?”I grimaced and nodded. “A greener officer I never saw,” I growled in memory. Lt. Spencer was someone important’s kid when I was in my first unit and we somehow were chosen for a raid on. Then, after you do that, you make me feel worthless by saying sex with me would be horrible and you wouldn’t even consider it. Then you led me on and toyed with me, only to slam the door in my face and treat me like a used tissue to be discarded.”“I’m sorry.”“I believe you are. The guy who laughed with his friends and talked to me at first seemed like a nice, sweet guy who would be fun to be around. The guy who took me to dinner at his friend’s place was interesting, sexy, and cool. But then.