I miss him already. Now, where were we?’ I listened to the rest of the meeting, I was proud of my little wife. She made the staff work toward her go...ls. She was fair and listened to all the different ideas. Finally I heard her say, ‘Yesterday on our way here my husband mentioned an idea he had for a promotion, he suggested that the large boat be set up to do a cruise around Florida. Many short legs each featuring a visit to a historical site along the route. This was just off the top of his. Marge leaned forward, listening. ‘I’ve started seeing someone—a woman—who lives in Chicago. I have feelings for her. I think that she likes me a little. I’m going to be making calls and traveling from time to time. I might need you to help me with some arrangements.’ ‘Paul, I think that’s wonderful!’ Marge exclaimed. ‘Why the big secret? Is there something … you know …?’ ‘Oh, no! She’s single and unattached, as I am. Unattached, that is, except to our jobs. We would just like to keep things. “Yes you were Hazel and may I say pink really suits you.” “What,” she gasped again, “you saw my knickers?” “Yes Hazel I did,” I replied, then added “do you remember what you did when I was getting you out of the car?” “No,” she said, “what did I do?” “Well you made a grab for my errr you know,” I said, nodding down into my own lap, “and asked if that was your birthday present.” “Oh Mike, I’m so sorry,” she gasped, “what must you think of me?”The shock of finding out exactly what she’d done the. His desk was clean except for one file folder to which he never referred and one or two pens, neatly — though not precisely — arranged."I asked you both to come here," he began, "because I want to thoroughly understand what you are proposing. The ideas you propose will require major changes in our Special Ops forces and probably a substantial increase in numbers. That costs credits, and I am sure you know that. But, I also assume you have a justification for all of that. And," he smiled at.