"Thank you, your honor. I would like to inform you that I will be talking about this with my attorney, based on the conduct of Ms. McNair." Marty said...With that, the judge admonished Colleen. "You don't gain any sympathy from me or this court by falling to base insults." I apologize, your honor. I would like to establish that it is evident that sexual favors were exchanged between a selectee and management. I believe that the union membership was a sham to disguise the true nature of the. Alex bought some rather expensive wine and three glasses later, on top of the beers, I was pretty pissed. After dessert I paid for the meal and Alex bought another bottle of that beautiful wine to take back to the motel.When we arrived back there Alex poured himself and Bryan a wine but I declined, having had more than enough already. I had had a great night and enjoyed the brothers’ company immensely.You can imagine my total shock then, when Alex approached me from behind when I was standing. . and new.We ... the three of us ... left Ludington on the tide ... not that there’s much of a tide ... there’s not ... but old habits die hard. We left with the tide.Bea said, “Not Beatrice ... Bea ... and NOT B-e-e ... Mom was a little religious ... Beatitude Simmons.”I had a thought... “Thinking like that could find you overboard.”“Yes, ma’am ... not Tudie ... B-e-a ... got it.”She grinned.“Whoa, Surprise ... you may have saved my life ... B-E-A. What happened with your sister?”“Mom was out. “Excuse me?”“I mean, he’s gone a whole year. That’s gotta be rough on a marriage.”“How do you…?”“Although he only left this morning. Probably not long enough for you to be missing him yet.”“Okay, how the fuck do you know that?” I square back up with her. What she said was true. Dylan had indeed left for a one year research posting at the South Pole Station in Antarctica. While his year away wasn’t a exactly a secret it wasn’t common knowledge either outside of our close friends and family. The.