‘Sure why not,’ I replied as Sara joined me exiting the Defense Ministry building. Sara Ibrahim showed me a well known restaurant in the city, or...ering some kabobs and an ice tea, my stomach started to rumble in anticipation of the meal to come. The young woman sitting in front of me giggled hearing the rumbling stomach. ‘You must be hungry aren’t you Marc,’ she stated to me giggling. ‘Uh yes I am actually,’ I honestly replied. Our food arrived and we started to eat our lunch. We have talked. This is the time. We’ll have kids right away so Martin can enjoy and share in raising them before he gets too old. You know all that ‘to everything there is a season’ crap – this is that time. Well, my escort days are behind me now, I guess; unless Martin comes up with some unusual situation and decides to invoked the offer I made to him about using me in ‘special situations.’ Besides, it’s not like we’ll never see each other again. You’re going to be coming up to see me all the time, and I’ll. Therefore, I need and want to love and respect you as well and have you reciprocate. And I believe that I recognize a toughness in you, even after so short an acquaintance, that will let you hear me out and not be hurt or left with bitter judgments about me. Okay? Give me a shot?"Dee was silent and unmoving for a moment; then she nodded for Andi to continue. "I'm listening."Andi took a deep breath and, looking down, began. "Dee, you see, Dean and I take a rather unorthodox approach to marriage. The combination is five eight six nine.??Five eight six nine???That’s right. That’s the combination. Five eight six nine.??Five eight six nine.? Rob wrote the numbers on a piece of paper. He noted that all the numbers had a similar shape that would make it even more difficult to read the right combination unless your eyes were within a couple of inches of the lock. The woman’s predicament puzzled him and, when he was puzzled by anything, Rob automatically shifted into problem-solving mode..