Then I asked how many officers the department had, and how many SWAT officers.“I heard that your armor is made up of pieces you bought from military...surplus and other places, and not all are matching suits,” I said.“True,” he replied, wondering where this was headed.“Give me a ballpark figure what it would cost for you to buy top of the line armor for the SWAT officers, and the best everyday vests for the other officers,” I asked.“Around four hundred thousand dollars,” he replied after a minute. Funny though, the doorwas open and there are no lights outside either. The house was veryquiet.I got up and went out into the hall.'Mum, Dad, I'm awake now!'The sound echoed around the empty house. I knew without looking that Iwas alone in this big empty place.I turned the light on in the hall and then went downstairs, turning onthe lights as I went.The house was so quiet it was creepy.I went into the kitchen, turned on the light. The back door was open,so I closed it, funny that, I wonder why. The following day I got my house a bit in order, because even if I was her little scoundrel I didn't have to have any chaos in the house. She came as agreed we had a nice evening on the sofa with pizza, films, alcohol and cigarettes. It felt like we had known each other for years and everything was very easy. The cuddling and kissing didn't feel wrong or forced. I didn't want to force anything and when we went to sleep I gave her the opportunity to stay in the guest room. Then she replied "I'm. Soon, the car pulled up outside a warehouse on the outskirts of town.Denise was pushed in first, accompanied by the two goons. They werefollowed in by Paul and then there was a loud 'clack' as Paul switched onthe power and several strip lights blinked into life.The warehouse was huge and they made their way past stacked boxes,pallets of this and that and large machines to what looked like a smalloffice at the rear."Mum, dad!" shouted Stephanie and ran to her parents, asking after themand.