" Do me a favor. Go someplace else next time."Niko had no response. He could see how troubled Brick was, didn't want to upset him further. The truth w...s Niko needed Brick's help. He had to use every means at his disposal to get to Camille."Is there such a thing as peace in a man's soul — for guys like us, I mean?" asked Brick, staring out at the clear sky."I feel it every time I hold my wife, Brick." I ain't talking about getting laid, asshole. I'm talking about finding something that gives a. "Nice meeting you, Jennifer. Wow! That necklace looks so beautiful on you." Nice meeting you, Maggie. Thank you." Jennifer added. "James got it at Sears. The pendant is some gemstone."Maggie looked at me with an astonished expression. "Sears?" Yeah, ah... What do you do, Maggie?" I'm a jewelry designer." Shit!" I said to myself."Why are you so surprised?" Jennifer asked Maggie."Because Sears doesn't sell Tiffany Collections." What are Tiffany Collections?" Well, I think we need a drink." I. Soon he would be meeting 20 other soldiers, who would become his new shipmates for the next 3 months. The Virginia had already been at sea for 10 months, doing important recon off of the cost of China. He was being sent as "alleviation" according to his briefing. He assumed that this meant the 20 other soldiers were having trouble keeping alert for shifts, and one personnel more was being added to keep things running smoothly. Twenty odd minutes later the helicopter slowed and a rope was thrown. Though allthrough high school, he'd vowed never to step back into the halls ofAcademe once he walked the stage, he found himself wondering more andmore lately what it would be like back in school. The only problem was,of course, that he had quite the reputation for using girls andthrowing them away afterwards. But, as he usually thought, fuck 'em ifthey can't take a joke. He'd even said that when Melissa Whatshernamehad come to him because she'd been pregnant. What business of that washis? She.