I swung my legs out and stood up and moved out of the way while Ann pushed the door closed. She led off and I followed her, winding our way carefully ...hrough the motorcycles and into the shop. Everyone looked up when we came in. I looked around and saw at least a dozen people, most of them just hanging around waiting. It came as no surprise that they all looked like bikers.There was a large, hairy, mean looking man behind the counter. Ann walked right up to him and said, "Hello. My name is Ann.. "I stopped and slowly turned around and gave up on not raising my voice because she had just jumped all over my last nerve."Listen Carol to every fucking word that I am going to say." Her eyes widened in shock and disbelief when she heard me swear for the first time since she knew me. She took one step back as I started in on her."I proposed to you because I fell in love with you and because I believed that you were the woman who I wanted to have and to hold for the rest of my life. Our. There’s only a little hot air lost through convection currents out the open side.We’re in the spa about fifteen minutes when Tora and Kira both approach me. I grin, and say, “I know, three of the Nagumi staff teens. Let’s ignore them for now. If they keep it up I’ll take action at the end of the week.” They smile, and move away. We’d all noticed the three teenagers who’d come in to hide in the cold garden while they watch us.About six o’clock we get out to go inside to organise dinner, followed. Katya." Welcome ... Hex." She held out her hand.I took it and, bowing, brushed my lips across the back of it. "Thank you, Ma'am. I see your daughter comes by her beauty honestly."She surprised me with a belly-laugh. "Captain, you're a flatterer. But I thank you. Please, come with us."When we stepped into the small, two bedroom, apartment, Anya swept off her hat, to a gasp from her mother and a sigh from her father."Darling ... your hair! I understood why it had to be short, but this?" I.