To explain further when Julie and I stayed together, mother wasunder the impression Julie was the lodger. Little did she know?" I see what you're sayi...g. I remember your mother now. She alwayscalled you Alexandra, didn't she?" She still does." So, is she just as bad?" Worse, I think. Why do you think I'm doing this?" I see your predicament." I'm glad you understand." I suppose that means I can't have the room then? I'm reallydesperate."There was a long pause before the reply."I want to put a. " Mark nodded agreement as he withdrew his Kevlar vest from the duffel.Ricky beamed with pride at his two young deputies. I heard the admiration in his voice when he spoke," You boys hang back until we see what's ahead. We're still a mile from the cabin and it's damn thick between here and there. If we're caught off guard try to take them out quietly. Surprise is our advantage, we don't want to loose it. Keep a ten meter spread, stay in the shadows and move slow. Watch me. When I stop, you. He stood up and said, ?lets clear the air, shall we?.? David, you have beena faithful member of our team, and your hard work has earned you a chance for awonderful opportunity. We don?t need to discuss the business side of our offer.But we need from you, Tina, to understand that if you are willing to submit towhat we are asking in return, you can have a life lacking nothing. Your husbandwill be able to provide you with a home like this one. Furs, jewelry, anythingyou can think of. Travel around. All he thought about, all he could focus on, was Samantha. And Ginger’s revelation about The Accident. More than anything, he wanted to talk to Samantha, but like Gabe had admonished him, he couldn’t call her without her number. He briefly considered asking Ginger for it, but something inside stopped him. Pride? Stupidness? Fear? Hard to say, but he just couldn’t bear the sound of Ginger laughing at him if he would ask her. Intellectually, he knew she’d be laughing with him, not at him, but ….