‘$50.00 for three questions,’ replied the lawyer. ‘Isn’t that awfully steep?’ asked the man. ‘Yes,’ the lawyer replied, ‘and what wa... your third question?’ ‘That was pretty good, huh?’ ‘Well, it was pretty good when I first heard it — about three years ago,’ Dan muttered under his breath. ‘Okay,’ I continued, undeterred, ‘You’re trapped in a room with a tiger, a rattlesnake and a lawyer. You have a gun with two bullets. What should you do?’ ‘Shoot the lawyer. Twice,’ Dan answered quickly.. But he was looming over me. He was too close! ‘Get the fuck off me!’ I snapped as I bolted upright. He looked at me with confusion, shock and concern in his eyes, but his hand didn’t move. I think he was just in too much shock trying to figure why I was reacting like that. ‘Get off me!’ I insisted and pushed his hand away from me. ‘Edie?’ he asked as I got out of his bed. ‘Edie?’ he repeated and grabbed my wrist. ‘Don’t fucken touch me, Spencer!’ I cried. I knew he wouldn’t hurt me and I was. Woh flat par aayi kya maal lag rahi thi woh tight top white color ka aur jeans man toh kar raha tha bas utha kar bistar par chad jau par maine control kiya woh aayi kuch der baat ki aur kaha ki woh friend ke ghar jane ka bahana bana kar aayi hai. 12 ghante me jana hoga jab woh flat dekhne ke liye uthi toh main bhi piche gaya aur usse piche se kamar me hath dalke pakad liya usne pucha koi aayega ka maine kaha koi nhi dost sham ko aayega maine usse hoto pe hoth rakhe aur kiss karne laga woh bhi. We had each other's back in combat more times than I can count,and each time we got out alive, we got stinking drunk together tocelebrate. And..." He gave a deep sigh. "...ten days - ten fucking_days_ -- before we were due to be rotated out of that hellhole, he buysit. I-I can't go back to that." Now he _was_ sobbing. "I just can't.And I can't live with myself for being too much of a damned coward towant to not go back."Ryan looked up at Pauli, his eyes still glistening with tears. .