” She smiled real big and said, “Thanks Dom, you’re the greatest.” We talked for a while at the restaurant and had a few glasses of wine bef...re leaving to take her home. Marcy was a little giggly from the wine and very cute. When we arrived at her house she grabbed my arm as I walked her to the door and just before she opened it she turned to look at me. Our looks lingered for a couple of awkward seconds until I leaned in and kissed Marcy on the lips. It was a slow, half open mouth kiss,. ---After bailing on the ‘Happy’ compromise, Lucy was not thrilled with me. Most days I spent my time on the internet. I mostly watched old TV mystery shows. Ones I had missed during my forced vacation from TV. The vacation that lasted over the last twenty years or so. Any TV shows made since 1998 were brand new to me. Hell the clothes and cars didn’t even look dated. I was also trying to come up with a product, or service to pursue. I also was trying to find some land to purchase for. Michael was sick of thedance, sick of the rules and regulations, sick of the conformity. He wantedto fuck her, and he was going to fuck her. He knew where she lived, he knewher route home, he knew she'd take a shortcut through a park; he'd been watchingher for a while, after all. Michael knew he could do it. It was only a matterof time now. He glanced at the dashboard. The digital clock read 03:24 in green numbers.Michael sighed, and rapped his hands on the steering wheel impatiently. Hereached. He was extremely tall. I think it was his sense of height that impressed me the most. The locals must be overwhelmed with his very size. Next thing that was so noticeable was the guns. He wore 2 silver plated .45s sitting high under his armpits in custom made holsters, not the useless holsters they issue in an armory. He wore the most opaque shades I have ever seen, except maybe in a commercial back stateside.The single star said it all.I wanted to jump to my feet and salute because of my Army.