"Is something wrong?" Chelsea asked. "You look... I don't know. You don't look well." It's nothing," Kalliste said. "It's just... that tablet brought ...ack a... that tablet..." She took a deep breath, looking down at the floor. "Where is your sister's dig?" Some town in southwestern Turkey named Kirqas," Chelsea said. "She said it's a fresh site that's never been worked, and..." Her voice trailed off as Kalliste waved her hand."I've heard of it," Kalliste said. "I saw the notice in the Turkish. ’ ‘Just a minute.’ I left her standing, looking puzzled. When I returned I was carrying my long hidden ring box. ‘I love you, Gina. I have for a long, long time. I do not need any other women. Will you marry me?’ This time she put her arms around my neck and kissed me deeply. ‘Yes, I would love to marry you.’ She did not seem too surprised when I slipped the engagement ring on her finger. It was beautiful. Her smile and glowing face said she was pleased with me. I pulled her head back with her. It also occurred to me that I had no bra on under my button-up blouse. Did I subconsciously leave the house like that so I'd be ready for anything?I took my hand out from under my skirt and grabbed my phone.'Are you there?'There was a long delay before he responded.'OMG yes!'I paused for maybe two minutes, wondering what the hell I was doing.'u there?' he asked.'I'm outside your house.' I responded, too quickly to be swayed by second thoughts.I looked up at his house and saw the curtains. It was only now that he noticed that there were a lot of holes along the length of car, between them.There were more sounds of gunfire. Samantha duck walked over to him making sure that her head was never visible to the folks on the other side of the car.She said, "Don't look so worried. We've got the engine between us and them." That's good, right?" So long as they don't bring out a fifty."There was a sudden increase in gunfire, and then silence.The quiet hung in the air like an oppressive.