.. all of them!Jason wasn't a slouch, nor was he a typical geek in that he did work out and was in better than average shape. As a plus he had interes...s outside of computers and stuff. At five feet eight he was not imposing. He could carry on small talk on a wide variety of topics, and could play a mean game of pool. But somehow Melinda had gotten the better of him and all he could do in her presence was look lost and goofy. Lunch promised to be, interesting... "So tell me Jason, how long have. Then she thought of Tina; of the way she'd found her, beaten, bruised, tied and tossed away in that foul way. Instinctively she moved her hand down to the burned place on her belly and rubbed it over the sore area."Let's give her a taste of what her friend got," Rick said, turning around and winking at Doug. Then turning back he reached down and slid both hands under Lydia's arms, jerking her up."Ohhh!" she cried, the pain in her ankle almost making her faint as the big man gripped her arm and. “Deputy Chief, my name is Gloria Rivera and I will be your liaison with the federal authorities during this part of the investigation.”She was a neat little package and the top of her head only came up to my shoulder. The thought went through my mind that we would fit together like bookends in a horizontal position.“Special Agent Rivera, this is retired Detective Mike Malone, I use him as an outside source of information for our data collection effort. I trust him because he is my nephew but I. ’ ‘I know who you are,’ Kellie said. ‘I need your help.’ ‘Help is something I gladly give,’ I replied. ‘Where can I take you?’ ‘I’ll come right to the point,’ she said, getting in and closing the door behind her, lounging on the backseat. ‘This is going to be an unusual request.’ I paused, frowning at her. I adjusted my Astros cap- yes, I live in London, but I’m still a fan of American baseball- and looked at myself and her in the rearview mirror. My blue eyes blinked once, then twice, then I.