”I chuckled, “You said it wrong, still learning the language. Get your boyfriend to teach...” she stopped me before I could finish my sentence.W...th a look of daggers, she spat, “Not my boyfriend.” Turning around, she rushed out of McDonald’s. She leaned down to the homeless man sitting outside, and then disappeared toward the shopping centre. I sat there with my mouth open.Attempting to drink my beverage, it was still too thick. I dumped it with my other garbage in the trash and walked out of. Forget those bitches. They're probably just jealous anyway." Jealous? What do you mean? Why would they be jealous?"I broke the embrace and looked Lisa in the eye. "You said so yourself, they're all girls with little, flat asses. They'd probably kill to have yours."Lisa frowned. "I'd kill to get rid of mine." Don't say that," I said. "I love your butt."As soon as I said it, I knew I shouldn't have."You love my butt?" Well, I, uh..." I stammered."When have you, I mean, how have you...?"I looked. " He put down his computer. "I suggest we table this discussion until we have a conversation with our new military contacts. I never thought I would be relieved to hear the marines were arriving but if their appearance puts aside the question of hiring assassins, then it's a good thing. This meeting is adjourned."When everyone else had left the room, Torrin pointed his finger at Ferro. "I did not sign up for this. Military belligerence is bad enough but now we're talking about hiring. Looking at the white birches far below, I shivered. They swayed back and forth like dancers to a beat I couldn't hear, beckoning to me.I opened the window, letting in the freezing air. The breeze carried in the scent of wet earth and snow and old leaves, whipping the papers s**ttered on my desk around. The hills were almost black in the distance, distinguished from the sky that was full of brilliant stars shining above. I stared out the window, losing myself in the cold breeze that blew over my.