“You get?” I repeated, unbelieving.“Like you said, you’re rewarded for your discretion. It seems like I should be rewarded for mine.”“Fuck...” I swore loudly. Then, after a pause to regain my composure, I continued in a lower voice, “What do you want?”Tammy fell thoughtfully silent for a minute. She looked like she was wrestling with a big decision. When she finally spoke, it was barely above a whisper. “I want to look like them.”“What?”“The women in the pictures. I want to look sexy like them,. That seemed to put Malok in a better mood. "Bring your swim suit in July, your snow suit in January," he laughed.When I got back to the top of the hill, I saw that both Lyna and Jontar were preparing scrambled eggs and bacon. I got out the griddle to make some toast. I figured I'd introduce Lyna to tea this morning, so I got out the kettle too.Though cookware was a new concept for her, it was obvious that my mate had a lot of experience working around a fire. She continually admonished Jontar. My motherpopped her head in early in the afternoon."You Ok, not going out today?" No thought I would do some extra studying," I said."Good for you dear it's nice to see you making a real effort," she saidleaving me to my thoughts.A couple of times I rose and stared out the window at the top of thestreet just shaded my some trees I was convinced that Andy's car wasparked up there waiting on their chance to even the score. After dinner Iwatched some TV and then went to bead complaining of a. "Jon, I'm flattered, really. It's a wonderfully sweet offer, but you did catch the part about me being married, didn't you?"I still felt that spark though, and undaunted, I pressed forward as brightly as I could. "Of course I did, but your husband doesn't seem to be here right now, and besides, we're only talking about lunch, right?" Right..." she replied, drawing out the word. “Tell me, Jon. Are you always this forward?" It's that noticeable, is it?"Candice let out a little laugh. “I’m afraid.