Thompson, she thought. Mentally shaking her head she chastened herself, I’m just looking for fault where there is none. Her father seemed to have hi... hopes set on this match and while she would not necessarily encourage it she also would not purposely ruin it either. True to his word, Gregory found his debt to Mr. Binton paid the following Monday. However his other debts were still a great problem and he knew that the only solution was Virginia’s continued courtesy to Charles. He only hoped. I don't mind at all," he said with a big smile."I prefer it old to tell the truth. As long as there is no mold, I'll drink it," I said."You in the Army?" he asked."No a few years ago I was in the Air Force. I was an AP. Lots of time we drank day old coffee so this is fresh for me," I said.He nodded his head, then asked, "You a cop?" I used to be one of them too. Now I'm just a rent a cop." I said."I was a police Sergeant, but they did a reduction in force, when the city had budget cuts. I had. He laid out the hierarchy of the station and my position in it.I was lower than whale shit at the bottom of the ocean.This, however, was not a totally bad location. There did exist a lower rung on the ladder. During the summer, interns like myself were paid minimum wage. During the spring and fall semesters, interns worked for free. They were lower than whale shit at the bottom of the Marianas Trench!Let’s face it, at eighteen with no known job skills and no degrees, I wasn’t expecting much. She said yes but not to ask her again. When I got to her house the front door was unlocked and I went inside with my gun drawn and went upstairs where I could hear her sobbing. I put the gun away after making sure we were alone in the house first. I put on my leather gloves and I walked up to her, ready to commence the beating part of the job when I noted the damage the guy had already done. I understood now why she was doing this. He had been careful not to hit her face but seeing her naked.