She was on her 6th shot of vodka, a very generous shot might I add . Second tumbler of whiskey, and I the same. We we’re now definitely drunk. ‘Y...u…uhm..you know what I..’ She paused and focused ‘yeah you know what I notice’ I felt the drinks sink in and warm my interior. ‘Ha what’s that?’ ‘You’re eyes are bright and erm yeah also you’ve been so shy tonight I jus…’ She closed her eyes. I can tell forming sentences for her was a challenge ‘I can jus tell that you know I want you to sit next to. ”“Okay, you’re right—I do have another motive. Have you given any thought to joining the National Association of Chiefs of Police? Wilson was a member.”“That’s hardly much of a recommendation considering he’s likely to spend ten or more years in prison.”“Okay, that was a bad example. There are lots of us who participate. I’m on the program committee for our next annual conference and the committee asked me to talk to you about that big drug bust you led. They’d like you to be our keynote. . Maybe we could get a little place. I’d pay for it, you know I’ve got the money, or will have by then. I know that freshers usually stay on campus, but...” She stopped just as suddenly as she started. “I’m getting ahead of myself, aren’t I? You might not even want to—”I cut her off with a kiss. Not one of our passion-filled nuclear fires, or even a slow, simmering lover’s kiss. This was something deeper. Something more. It was as if, in that one kiss, our souls connected. As if we were. I could have stayed on in an admin role but the disability kicked me up to a full pension. My kids were having kids, I didn’t like where the government wanted me to live, always wanted to try my hand at writing but never seemed to have the time—so here I am.’ ‘Language skills?’ ‘I speak and read Arabic fluently. My Farsi is decent. A few other languages with varying degree of proficiency.’ ‘Do you have an internet connection? We’re supposed to be getting those air cards but they’re.