I got out and got in but was stuck in the middle between the other two men. I must have looked like an ice cream sandwich , me a little white Canadian...woman between two big black men. Marc started out and not even 30 seconds later one guy put his arm around me and pulled me close, I said hey knock it off but wouldn't let go. Marc was about to protest when Lamont pulls out a knife and tells him that if I didn't behave he was going to cut us up. I instantly realized the dilemma we were in and had. " I thought so too." She smiled at me. "I'm inclined to take the job, Jack, unless you think I shouldn't."We talked about it for a while longer and agreed it sounded like a nice opportunity."Can I take you out for a fancy dinner to celebrate? Maybe spend a little of that 20% raise?"She kissed me and said, "absolutely. But first we're stopping at Richard Avery's and buying you some new clothes!"Tommie's first several months working for Damon went very well. He treated her with respect, she liked. I also found that there was a book about her: HMAS Condamine: The Story of a Uniquely Australian Frigate by Lieutenant Vince Fazio RAN (Rtd). What a great chapter for Henry's dissertation!It's under 3000 kilometers from Korea to Guam. So the round trip would have taken under two weeks, with some shore leave, say three weeks. I'd leave the real work to Henry.I told him when we met the next morning. He was uneasy about beginning, as he'd still not conferred with anyone at the Bishop. I told him. "So, what are you up to this weekend?" Rachel asked, in an off-hand, casual manner, sipping some water from her glass as she finished. My eyes narrowed as my suspicions grew, "Nothing much. I've got the presentation this afternoon, after that, not much until Monday afternoon." I sipped some of my own water. "I guess I'll watch the Bears/Patriots game on Sunday," I added, after a few seconds' consideration. Both Rachel and I were Bears fans. Recently, that had not been the most pleasant of.