“No,” I said. “I’m sorry, but I’ve had a ... difficult night.”She had her hair pulled back in a low ponytail, but her bangs hovered right ...round her eyes; otherwise it left her face open. She must have scrubbed away all her makeup because the dark mascara she had on earlier was gone. It suddenly struck me that she was a very attractive woman. Without her makeup, she was cute with her round face, button nose, and full lips. In fact, she looked a lot younger than I knew she was.She blew her bangs. "Brindy frowned. "Pat, don't beat Dave up. Carlita looks like a good kid. What you told me about 'er, she needs a break, too."I caught the 'too'.Brindy grabbed her purse. "Good meeting you, Dave. I hope things turn out okay. Pat, I'll be back in a bit. Or do you want me to hang out somewhere and call you or you call me?" GImme an hour, okay?"I knew I had less than an hour to live.Brindy left. "What's with Brindy," I said."Brindy, dear brother, is why I couldn't say anything about you and the. Emily, being a horseback rider, was in very good shape as well. Neither were overly attractive, it was that simple beauty that you find in the person you love. Needless to say, they were mad about one another. Let’s begin now shall we? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ‘Where too hun?’ Mike asked Emily as they stepped out of their hotel. ‘Train station first or perhaps some food?’ ‘I’m hungry, let’s eat?’ Emily said with the vaguest hint of a smile playing at the edge of her lips. ‘Something light. I was cuffed and driven to my solitary cell just like all the others. In a way, I was happy, because that should protect me against any further harm. But I was quite sure there was no real need to keep me there for sixteen hours - handcuffed, without any food or drink. At least there was a bowl I could use, so I did not need to wet my pants but still, my own level of displeasure was quite high when they took me for questioning.I was put in a chair facing two grim-looking agents.“Okay, mister,.