" Vlad said."Of course they owed you. The bad guys should be the ones who pay for the cops." I said it thankful that there just wasn't much money floa...ing around the base housing units or who knows. A retired military policeman might not be as well setup as a Moscow drug copper, but it might have been better than the small pension I got. Would I have done it, who knows. "So I can stop worrying about the cost of this little adventure." I fully expect for us to find a way to make them pay. If we. "McCock was in a Cabinet meeting – again – when the reports came in. "Victoria" and "Vance" to continue their patrols. "Shriek" to intercept and introduce herself with fifteen seconds of normal active pinging – that will attract his attention and then invite him to move to the Yard to berth. Captain Peterson will meet and greet. McCock turned to his cabinet and gave them the news,"I want that Captain to be given a full brief and his crew to spend as normal a leave here as possible. No. Beverly led me further in to her bridal boutique and my arm rubbedagainst the frilly creations. I moved my hand to touch the silkymaterial of the dress. Beverly noticed the movement of my handBeverly said, "Ooh you must feel are in heaven, it's just wonderfulisn't it."I nodded and said, "Yes it sure is and I can't imagine anything morewonderful."As we walked deeper into the boutique Beverly said, "Do you have outerwear too and have you worn girl's clothes outdoors?"I blushed and said, "I have. Naturally, most of them declined his offer. Gil's mood improved when one young lady from their side accepted the offer. He winked at me like he already knew he had this one in the bag, or the sack as it were.We boarded the last leg of our flight and although our shoulders were only inches apart, our thoughts were distant. I suspected he was savoring his conquest of the previous night. I wondered how he could fall asleep, guilt free, while I was wide awake, contemplating the questions Jen was.