’ He grinned at her and produced on of those fantastic, full-bodied laughs of his. ‘I am 30 years old…don’t you think that’s terribly old y...ung lady?’ he asked her, his eyes holding the grin. Suddenly all Claire could think about was that he was only nine years her senior. ‘That’s not hardly old at all…now, old Professor Jenkins was old. He had one foot in the grave, God bless him. You look like you’ve got plenty of vitality left in that bo…er…left in you Mr. D.’ She caught herself in time. She knew that was the best hotel in the city and had never been inside it, much less in its most expensive suite. She couldn't resist the bait. She agreed to come up for a drink only, and on the condition that I not misinterpret her going up there. I assured her my intentions were strictly honorable. And wasn't I telling her the truth? There's nothing dishonorable about cuckolding a wimp like you.Mary was suitably impressed by the suite. The living room, she said, was larger than your entire. After all I can even consider myself a hero, I cleaned the Earth from two dangerous criminals. But my whole life seemed like a one big lie now. The closest people in your life actually were your biggest enemies, it seemed like all your previous 22 years of life never existed. Tough pill to swallow ha?“Ahh screw it” – I said to myself – “Let’s live in the moment… at least until I return home”So I was still walking but now I was observing surroundings, such a great place it was. Beautiful sea and. The thought alone made me cringe. But I had to do it.It took some time before I enough strength returned. I was confident I could now lift my head. But that was only a theory. There was only one way to know for sure. I braced myself and flexed my neck muscles. The pain was excruciating, but I managed to lift my head. Ignoring the pain, I took a quick look at my surroundings.The first thing I noticed was that I was no longer in the plane. Then again, that fact should have been made clear by the.