We had a lot in common and he was retired from the Navy and I retired from the Army. We chatted had a few glasses of wine and he and I really hit it ...ff. We had similar political views and were both involved in recruiting while in the service. He is a real estate agent in the suburbs and we talked about how business was and our service careers. We left after the fireworks but we exchanged business cards and invited each other on LinkedIn After a few days he called and asked if we wanted. "Unfortunately, I just had to leave that position. Your mom was very gracious and I loved working with her. I guess we both get off at the same stop now, if you still live at home." Yeah, still at home. I go to Stanford University in September. I just got my acceptance letter. Is your pretty wife still working on Wall Street?"As they both exited the train, Steve helped Penny with her book bag. It was pretty heavy. He wondered how the petite girl managed it onto the subway."Well, Penny, My wife. They were all amazed at the number of teeth sported by the raptors and those curved claws were particularly frightening. Mable apologized to me for doubting my judgment about the potential danger from the animals.As usual, there was little in the way of personal items that needed to be taken to the cave, so we piled everybody into the wagons and picked up all of the food and medical items that Wilbur had aboard, along with a .38 revolver and a 12-gauge shotgun. There was no extra ammunition for. He was only being polite by telling Harper they were ready to go.Dilly spoke to his wrist again. Nothing happened at first, that Jim could see, except that Dilly changed positions. Then there was a thump of the ram hitting the door of the building, and suddenly the air was rent by screams and shouts as the entry team utilized a confusion tactic of screaming almost incomprehensible orders to the startled occupants of the building. Dilly cocked his head, obviously listening, and stepped forward..