" Natasha stood next to me and placed her hand on myshoulder. As she ran her finger over my camisole strap, she said, "It'snot as if I didn't know, an...way."It took a moment or two for that statement to sink in. I lifted my headand, for the first time since she'd come home, I looked her in theeyes."What do you mean? How could you know?"I was amazed at this turn of events. I had expected yelling, tears,humiliation, separation, but I'd never expected her to tell me that shealready knew. I searched. The first thing that hit her was the smell. It was a combination of stale alcoholic drinks and the lingering aroma of competing feminine fragrances. She looked around the room, and then smiled and said to herself, "Look's like someone's had a party."There were several empty beer cans and wine bottles on the dresser as well as a couple of mostly empty bags of chips, and a depleted plastic tub of salsa dip. But the thing that caught Billie's eye was a pile of lingerie on one of the double beds.. He evil sun came through the window, waking me from a peaceful sleep. I rolled over on top of my phone and picked it up.“Thanks for last night. I needed it. Miss you The other soldier brought his crossbow to bear on the first guard.The shot was true. The guard's blood-stained sword clattered to the stone as he groped at the bolt sticking out of his neck, blood bubbling from his mouth. He uttered a choking sound and fell.There was a strangled noise from his compatriot. He turned in time to see his friend slide from the guard's sword and crumple to the floor. He threw his crossbow aside and drew his own sword. As he prepared to meet the remaining guard, the.