..”“I know, you’re just depressed and down on yourself and believe, wrongly in my opinion, that you have nothing to offer a woman. You’re wron.... But tonight, is not about hooking up. You’ll have to be asking me some other time if you want to try your luck along those lines,” she said. I shrugged.“Okay,” I said.The Golden Nugget wasn’t overly crowded; well, it was Wednesday night. We got a booth and ordered.“So, what should we talk about?” I said.“Well, there are a hundred things. But, can I. The prop was spinning slowly, and as I watched, I saw it stop suddenly – then kick back.I wasn’t sure what, if anything, I could do but I had to try. I knew I was about to scare the living hell out of the pilot, but I had no choice. I flew in close and stood on the left wing, rapping on the canopy.The pilot reacted just as I knew he would. He nearly jumped out of his harness, into the seat with the woman beside him.“Turn loose of the controls, I’m going to land your plane,” I yelled through the. ‘I’m really sorry about this, Lorrie,’ he said when he was finished his story. ‘I…I really didn’t intend to hurt you, but…’ ‘Oh, Luke,’ Lorraine said. ‘I know you didn’t want to hurt me. And…and I think I knew something like this had to happen sooner or later. What you…you and I…well, we probably shouldn’t have been doing it in the first place, and…’ Luke grabbed Lorrie’s hand and squeezed it. ‘I love you, Lorrie, I really do,’ he said. ‘It’s…it’s just that I…I’m not in love with you…’ She. If it's found when we arrive at the hospital it will be an automatic court-martial for both of you."I leaned over and whispered to Jack, "Give me the flask before we get into trouble."Jack laughed and said, "Why the hell should I?"I'm quickly tired of waiting for a response, so I begin to check his pockets and finally find it in the lower left pocket. I took it out, handed it to the corpsman and said, "Here's a little gift for you, for helping us."He turned it over in his hand and replied,.