”I kissed her softly, and we got up and walked down the hall, with Sandy heading to her room and me going to Kristin’s. I knocked on the door and ...ristin opened it.“Hi,” I said.“Hi!” Kristin gushed. “Want to come in? I have more cookies and there’s hot water for cocoa.”“Sure.”I stepped inside and saw her roommate was gone, so we’d have some privacy. She poured two packets of hot cocoa mix into mugs, added hot water, and put coffee stirrers in them. She handed me a mug and then opened the tin of. It took all of our combined will power that night not to try to go down and break Annie out of jail. As I remember it, it was my mother who brought our focus back to what was really important."You'll be after killing that slimy bastard now I expect, won't you John?"We all snapped our heads around to stare at her. Was this really our own mother? Even my father stared after her, astounded by what she's said."Mary Kathryn, have you totally lost your mind? You don't ask me a question like that in. BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY, the message read. THERE IS A WAY OUT OF THIS MESS.A way out? How? How could there be a way out? What in the hell was going on here?WE DON'T GIVE A RAT'S ASS ABOUT YOU OR YOUR KIDDIE PORN, TODD. THERE ARE THINGS GOING ON HERE TONIGHT THAT ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOUR PERVERTED LITTLE BRAIN COULD EVER HOPE TO CONCEIVE OF. THE PERIMETER YOU ARE STAFFING IS JEOPARDIZING AN ONGOING GOVERNMENT OPERATION RELATED TO THE WAR ON TERROR. THE PATRIOTIC MEN AND WOMEN. Six or seven black guys, RaMon and I. We went over to an ice chest and RaMon got a beer and handed me one. We went to a card table. One of the guys told us to sit down. They were playing Texas Hold 'Em. Fuck I thought he just wanted a ride to a poker game and it will 2 or 3 hours till I suck his cock. I was a little pissed. I asked where the restroom was and I was pointed to a door in the corner. I walked into a bathroom with a urinal and a toilet no stalls. No lock on the door. I was.