Some goons bailed Mark up in the office demanding protection money, threatening that if they weren’t paid a monthly commission there would be a lot ...f damage done. Any suggestions?’ Amused, Peter could only chortle at Ted’s concern. ‘You and Bob met your match in the pub eh? Moreover, some people want to argue with us – pick a fight so to speak. Well, we’ll just have to start our own security company. I believe I know how to get the men who’ll fit the bill. No need to worry, I’ll look after the. I saw three guys in a small boat. I could see that our boat would pass almost right along side of them. I turned to my dad saying “ Hey how about turning the radio up. “ Dad cranked it up loudly as Whiskey Girl by Toby Keith started to play.As the three guys in their boat got near enough to see I stood up. I turned to my dad and while singing “ She’s my little whiskey girl “ I pulled my beach dress up over my head exposing my new white little string bikini. I bent forward a little toward my dad. "Get your pervertalia off me, right this minute!" I saw a pout coming on.She lowered her eyes and her voice," And if you remember you always used tobe up by six!" "So what? You wanted to surprise me? What are you, the highest paid strippergramon the force? " I drew a sharp breath. I knew my mouth had run away with meeven before I had said it. She looked at me hard for a moment her lower jawjutting and I think that if she had been able to then she would have slappedme but instead she turned her. Ai was perfect. She was unquestionably perfect in the sense that one could not, even with resolute determination, question her perfection. And as she felt Ai knead the thin muscles of her skull and heard the sound of hairs grind under pressing fingertips she allowed Ai’s goodness engulf her. ‘I forgive you…’ They were the words from yesterday but they echoed in her mind. ‘I forgive you, Mei.’ Ai had used them after the tearful confession of how horrible she had been. After she unburdened.