He handed it to me."You got to sign this form, Lois. It says we delivered your package and our cum loads to Ms Lois Kubik on Woodland Street on the No...thside. "John and Billy laughed at me as I smiled and signed the form for them. Just then Billy grabbed me by my arms and pulled me out the back door onto my back porch. He held my arms showing my naked body to the black boys across the street."Yo, hey bros, this here is Lois Kubik and we is through with her but she still wants to play. You. But we have a long history of this. I know you never knew this, but…….. My parents were cousins…… So were Jackie’s. Jackie and I kind of broke from the mold when we married outside the family. Your dad, well he never knew about that. Only Jackie and me, and now you three kids.” she said somberly.“Mom. It’s cool. It really is. What goes on in this family is nobody’s business but ours.”“After your dad left, Jackie and I would get together. Her fearing I needed someone to talk with. But then we. She sighed almost audibly when Pat slowly placed her cuffs and sidearm on the desk. Linda scooped up Pat's weapon and unloaded it. She held her hand out to Pat, who placed her shield in Linda's hand while her soft green eyes, filled with tears, remained fixed on it. Linda took it and carefully locked all three items in her lower desk drawer."Okay then Pat," Linda told her. "I want you to tell me exactly what took place the night you took Miss Clarke back to her hotel room after the robbery. Qataban is such an interesting place. It's not the lush, tropical paradise of Hadramawt, not the rich and powerful township of Jizari, not the forest wonder of Anqara, but it does have an intensely competitive spirit and a mountain beauty that is all its own. I will miss my time here, and my friends. I'll never forget the look of gratitude from Tamir, the CL- 10 Security station head, when I suggested he keep his post a few days ago, even though I now outrank him. It will look better on his.