United States to pick her up. It was obvious she was an important passenger. The pilot, Lt. Bobby Gates from Kerrville, Texas, was a "nugget" or Navy ...viator on his first tour aboard an aircraft carrier. So was his co-pilot and flight school partner, Shelly Schlumburger, a sarcastic brunette from Amsterdam Avenue in Brooklyn. Both knew better than to pry into the affairs of the young, attractive female officer. All they knew was that she rated a special pick-up and a tanker rendezvous en route;. " Well you can't have me." What?! What about the money?" Money isn't everything Johnny." He was so close and now his plan is slipping away. Then an evil thought occurs to him. He heaves a big sigh and tries to sound resigned,"Well....okay. If that's the way you want it. I guess I'll have to ask Amanda. I hope she can use the money. Thanks anyway Suzi, maybe I'll call you in the New Year." Johnny knows he is exploiting a rivalry between the two."Wait. You're going to call Amanda?" If I can't. Isn't that enough?" No, Daddy. I want to know everything. Tell me." But you're my daughter! Aren't there laws of some kind to keep me from having to tell you my sexual secrets?" I'm grown now. The law says you have to tell me." Shit! Well, here goes. You already knew that your mom is fucking around. Now you know why. I just asked my buddy Howie to help me keep her from fucking everybody in the neighborhood." How can he do that?" Don't make me tell you, Baby." Tell me, Daddy. I want to know.". Then I looked at the cat, I had no need for food but the child did. Plus, perhaps, I could skin it for clothing. Walking over to the cat I called up my specifications on the tools I had. They gave me several options: I had cutting instruments including a low yield laser, and several weapons system; all could be used to dispose of the cat and process it.I was a walking Swiss army knife. I examined the cat, it was unlike anything I had seen, it looked like a saber tooth. Damn, that really.