Jackie pushes the woman back until Morgan slams into the wall. The impact is jarring and the pain shudders through her, but she pushes it aside and fo...uses all her strength into her arms. Jackie strains herself, matching her, keeping them in a deadlock. Her pumpkin face leans in close, so close the Morgan can almost get lost in those soulless eyes. They are hypnotic and she craves... No!Her mind screams in protest and with an unexpected surge of strength Jackie flies from her. She impacts the. The jump from the bridge onto the moving garbage barge was only practice but she had the reminders of multiple showers to get the stink off and the twist in her left ankle to jolt her memory.The briefing clerk was unfamiliar to her but she knew he had to be fully vetted to brief a pending operation. His name was Ralph and he double checked her shot record to make certain she had all her inoculations for travel. She didn't mention the ankle because he looked like the type to made a big deal out. Holy crap.’ We pulled into their driveway around eight o’clock, still light outside with the evening sun of early summer. I switched off the engine. ‘Okay. Here’s the deal,’ I said. Kaylee caught me in her skeptical blue gaze, back immediately straightening at my words. ‘First off, none of that.’ Her eyes narrowed. ‘None of what?’ ‘That,’ I said. ‘No tensing up because you don’t think you’re going to like what I have to say. No pushing back, no sharp looks, no sarcasm. When you open that. ”“So, I have that to look forward to? I got glasses on both sides of the family?”He patted my hand. “I guess so. I could picture you in them. They’ll just make you more beautiful. Tell me about work. You still helping that wrestler guy and the cage fighters?”“Adam. Yeah. They come into the gym a lot and I help out sometimes when they have a woman prepping for a fight.”“In the ring?”I smiled. “No, just helping them with cardio and stuff like that.”“So, Adam is a karate guy?”“Wrestling only..