The door closed, and I finished my shower. When I came out, Eileen was sitting on the bed, legs crossed, looking at my gunbelt. I laughingly called it...my 'bat utility' belt after the comicstrip Batman. It had my Ruger P-85 9mm semiauto duty pistol, two extra fifteen-round magazines, two pairs of handcuffs, a slot for me to stick a portable radio into, and a collapsable metal baton."What's it like," she asked, "carrying a gun all the time?" It's a responsiblity," I said, "like driving a car or. She was hosting a party full of well-dressed guests, where her husband stole the show getting everyone’s attention. The people were laughing along with him. He had such a way to make everyone feel comfortable at the party. As for Lara, she remained aside, leaning her back against the wall to the corner of the dining room, where she sipped her glass of Chardonnay. She saw a well-dressed black man bypass her and nodded when he walked into the kitchen. She made eye contact with him and smiled at. We as a community see the greatness that is in you, John. We remembered when you hoodwinked an entire baseball crowd into believing you pitch a perfect game. We didn't care as a town we knew you were feeling bad about losing to our town rival. I recollect the time you made me think I was chicken at the town talent show. I didn't care about looking like a total donkey. But there was no reason, son, that you had to usurp that truck driver's mind. I or Mr. Timms could feed your family for the. Any errors you find are mine… you know why. **** I walked into my sister-in-law’s kitchen through the backdoor and immediately heard them. Their raucous laughter assured me they’d had a good time. My wife had joined her older sister, Anita, our daughter, Maria, and our niece, Toni, along with a dozen other women, for Toni’s bridal shower. Although only the four of them were still in the living room, their loud voices and cackling led me to believe the wine had flowed heavily that afternoon..