I couldn't see anything through the heavy, cold rain so I walked a few paces down the track. I saw a huddled mass kind of tangled together but I could...'t see clearly what it was. As I walked closer, I could see two small kids, one largish, cardboard-like suitcase and what I heard was out-and-out crying, not whimpering. I guess the strong biting northwest wind had muffled the sound.I stood there looking down at the kids, my heart giving a lurch as I took in the sad pair before me. The two kids. ” Charlie gave me this look that made my knees melt.Charlie let me lead him upstairs. As we went up the stairs I could feel my heart beating faster and faster. This was really going to happen. It felt almost like a dream. I opened the door to my bedroom. Suddenly I felt very embarrassed. My bedroom was very feminine. There were flowers and scented candles everywhere and black silk sheets on the bed. “Were you expecting someone tonight?” Charlie joked as he took in my room.“No, I just find this. "No, Thomas. Fuck you! This is all your fault, not mine. I'll not lose my job, my home, my future, because of you," Jan yelled."Well, Jan, what the hell do you suggest, then," I yelled back."I don't suggest anything. I'm telling you. You're gonna go along with this punishment of yours, like it or not." And if I don't," I countered defiantly."If you don't, you lose me. Forever! Plus, you'll deal with Eduardo and his minions. If they don't kill you, you'll probably wish they did."I was silent. We. He had status, too. Having served in the reserves, Joseph had been made a provisional sergeant. A buck sergeant, but rank none-the-less. She had been proud of him, happy to be on his arm.Jillian thought through the past forty-eight or so hours, looking for the source of her unease.The two concubines, being healthy, were sent with their sponsor to his pod while others with serious issues were screened and fixed. After their initial intake and orientation briefings, the three went to the nearest.