Didn’t she understand what my job was? Even if she wasn’t in danger, there were protocols that needed to be followed for Christ sake!Standing, blo...king the hall to the living room, I waited. When she emerged, she walked towards me. I didn’t move.Callie stopped and stared up at me. “What’s your problem?”“We need to have a talk.”“So talk,” she replied, trying to ease around me.I didn’t budge.“Move!” she ordered, pushing me with a hand. I didn’t. Her pale blue eyes turned up to stare in defiance,. ‘The ring?’ ‘Sure, didn’t my grandmother’s letter say that it would bring me pleasure?’ ‘It did. It brought you!’ She was saying this to turn the conversation lighter, but on second thought, things had gone so very well. She looked down at the ring. ‘It must have been magic,’ Fred laughed, because I didn’t believe that this would all happen so beautifully. I was going to suffer terrific performance anxiety with you.’ ‘With me?’ now Karen laughed. ‘Yes, I had so many mixed feelings about you,. He was in love with his daughter, his own flesh and blood. The realization should have sickened him, but in reality, the only thing that dampened his emotions was the thought that she may not feel the same way about him.“No!” Sarah finally spoke. “No, Daddy, I don’t regret what we’ve done. D-Do you?” Michael kissed her again. This time with more passion and need than he had earlier and Sarah felt her toes curl beneath the heavy quilt. Relief swam through her as she pulled him tight against her. But this time he won’t stop at the frontier of Egypt but press on to Suez itself.“I believe he is allowing the Allied forces to extend themselves until our lines of supplies are dangerously extended. Now this is all, I admit, superstition, but if I am right then Z patrol will be needed.”He allowed his comments to sink in before continuing. “Our American friends have produced a small rugged four-wheel drive truck. It’s called the Willy’s Jeep and I’m assured it can travel at 65 miles an hour and.