” Bonnie glared at the rotund man. “Really? All I heard was everyone having a nice conversation under this hot sun, getting all friendly,” the...hitchhiker breathed still working efficiently. His voice was deep and dusty like the desert around them. “You can carry on with your nice chat, though.” Peeking through the corner of her eyes, Bonnie could see the jaws of the two truckers slacken. When ‘Hardy’ took another step forward, the hitchhiker stood up, removing his jacket. With all eyes on. And think about William, Will, and Bill; or Edward, Eddie, Ed, and Ted. It’s not really that different.”“Never mind!” Clarissa replied with a soft laugh. “It’s like John and Jack, too.”“Exactly,” I replied. “What do you plan to tell your dad?”“That we spoke at length, examined what it would like to be married while you studied and trained, and how little time you would have for your family. Mom already knows.”“About everything?” I asked, with a smile and an arched eyebrow.“Not quite!” Tasha. ‘Yeah, I’m sure. I guess it’s good I’m drunk so I won’t feel the pain too badly.’ I smiled to myself, the many times I’d twisted an ankle on a night out, or bitten my tongue or any other stupid accident, and the pain didn’t come until the next day, I was sure I could stick this out, experience it, then see how I felt the next day. ‘Just go slowly OK hunnie? Stop if I ask you.’ ‘Of course baby, tell me if it hurts at all and I’ll stop.’ My wonderful man, never putting his needs or desires before. I have a new assignment and before I call in a reservation to the limousine service, I wanted to be sure you were not just available but were willing to take an extra sensitive assignment. I told him, give me some details. Mr K continued: I have a new client who has a very deliberate and somewhat dangerous problem. It’s a Fortune 500 company out of downtown Chicago and they have had a serious security breach. They are 99% sure they know who’s responsible but cant use conventional law.