That baggage would hang around his neck like a noose for the rest of his life.So “Eddie the Rat “or just “Rat,” would do fine.Tony and Eddie s...t with hard hats at their elbows and heartily dug into healthy-sized portions of meat and potatoes. They had worn their hats to dinner to keep the snow off their heads while they walked in from the street. Their tired banter livened up an otherwise dreary counter. Between ball games, actresses, action movies, possible new steel contracts, and the rising. I cannot open it without the dual pass word and hence I had to ask Manjula’s help. She came after sometime, and I locked the main doors from inside as it was a holiday and we went to set right the ATM. We did it very quickly and opened the shutters for operations. There was no one in the branch and after closing the door behind the ATM room, we were alone in the branch. I took her in my hands and we kissed. I have told people at home that it will take some time” she told me. “So have I” I. Almost as if she were...what? Transforming? No. Evolving? Closer, but not quite.Developing? Yes, that was it. She was coming into focus,like an image sharpening to a higher resolution.He raised a hand to his throat and drew it slowly down tohis cleavage, revelling in the aria of sensations hisfingertips raised over his (her) body. The desire to caressthat soft, ripening form was overwhelming. And why not? Shewas beautiful. Staggeringly beautiful, impossiblybeautiful. He roamed his gaze over her. " "I know I was there when Johnathon was training with his father. Though I think Johnathon is higher I seem to remember something about them having a fight; though it was a few days before I came out of hiding. Oh yeah that's right YOU were the one that found me, though I still don't know how you did." I said looking at the elder suspiciously. The elder's mouth was hanging open, "You know them? Personally? Damn! I didn't think anyone was allowed into their keep without an invitation." "Oh,.