" Yeah, glad we finally could have lunch together like you promised." Like I promised? What do you mean?" Oh, never mind. It was long ago." Bernie, I'...e only got an hour. So let's order."I signaled the waiter. We ordered two martinis and a light lunch.At first, it was a little awkward. "We missed you at this year's office party," I stammered."Yeah, one of my kids was sick. Anyway, I didn't feel up to it this year." What's goin' on?"She sipped her martini, then looked for an answer in the bottom. I hid, leaving Monique to wipe the sticky juice from her face,pull her clothes back on and stumble back to her car; of course I wasn'tdue home until nine and she was all bathed and smiles, if not a littlequiet when I arrived. Now I'd been wimp enough to let that happen, and had my littlefun but I imaged that would have taught her not to play with danger. Our own sex life was pretty good, she didn't push for more butI was going to make sure there was nothing else, so I made the same plans,got. Why do they want to keep tabs on you like that?"They think I will lead them to someone they want to find badly. Myrna, when this gets started, you and the girls are going to have to be extra careful in everything you do. I don't want any of you going anywhere by yourselves. I am going to arrange it with Tiny to make sure all of you are covered where ever you go. I am more worried about Sally, what with her prom coming up and her mother's funeral that we are going to. She is at the age where. From the lack of medals on his chest I was clear that he had only recently arrived on Borneo and I had to smile as the sergeant waved him over. "Ensign Griggs, this is Commander Nelson. The General has ordered the Commander to attend him, so you might want to lead him there immediately."I stepped up to the ensign who led me back through the doorway without speaking. Once the door closed he started grumbling about sergeants who did not understand the chain of command, keeping up his bitter.