"Sure," said Joan, "we can have a secret that no one else has to know about." I was so tempted to tell her that I knew she was sucking my dick. "Joan ...ou have to promise not to tell Rachel about this." Joan looked me and just nodded. "Joan, I know..." I paused just to prolong her torture. "I know you must have an idea about how strongly I feel about Rachel and I'm fairly certain she's the one for me. You might actually be family if things work out the way I want them to." Joan's mouth dropped. We loaded the prisoners on until there was no more room. During the war the Japanese dropped small garrisons on to Pacific islands, and left them to live off the land. When efforts were made to repatriate them years later they could not believe that Japan had surrendered and very often attempted to fight their rescuers.I hope you enjoy the story as much as I have done in writing it.I joined HMS Squirrel a shallow draft gunboat working out of Singapore as the Leading Signalman in November 1941,. Ron sat in the big recliner opposite the coffee table."Ron, I tell you that girl is a natural," said TC. "We listened to what she did on that last job she was on. No one could have handled it better than she." I just don't know if I want Rhonda working full time as a private investigator."Teresa offered some reassurance. "You've met Jack. Do you think he would send her into something she was not ready for?" I didn't think my friends at the Convention would send her into something like that. He asked if I could afford a new battery or alternator for the car. I had five dollars and no credit card. Again I had to say no and I looked at the floor. He opened the door, turned on the lights and escorted me back to the table in front of the room. I sat where he pointed and he took the only other chair. It was next to mine and he said that his friend could help because he was a mechanic. I started to cry and he asked what was wrong. I told him again that I couldn’t afford it and I was.