She looked like a professional woman."Hey, I've met people in much worse situations, don't fret it." I offered my hand again to shake, but she stepped...forward and hugged me instead."Hell, you've seen enough of me that we've reached the hugging stage." She laughed, a warm, infectious laugh that resonated with me. I felt my barriers drop—no easy thing with a prickly personality like mine."Grab a chair; I'm just cooking. Have you eaten?" I stopped for a cheeseburger on the way, but that does smell. PushState ) { $( window ).on( 'popstate', function () { var hashLocation = location.hash; var hashSplit = hashLocation.split( "#!/" ); var hashName = hashSplit[ 1 ]; if ( hashName !== '' ) { var hash = window.location.hash; if ( hash === '' ) { $( '#swipebox-close' ).click(); } } } ); window.history.pushState( 'forward', null, './#gallery'. I don't know."Gene thought a moment, said hopefully, "maybe Charlotte kidnapped her, took her with her. Probably she's innocent, right?" I don't know."Holly's significant doubt troubled Gene, made him wonder why the young woman could believe her sister had betrayed her and the rest of the allies. Anna had seemed tightly focused, an M1 agent to the core, but Gene was deep enough in the game to know that deception and lies were core as well. He exhaled, wondered if it ever got easier, and cleared. Jackie turns to him surprised. ‘Umm, sure.’ She puts another piece on her fork and puts it on Keith’s plate. Keith uses his fork to scoop it up and puts the piece in his mouth. ‘That is pretty good. Maybe I’ll get this next time.’ Andy looks over at Keith with a grin on his face. ‘You never deviate from what you like.’ ‘And I do like this salmon so I am not deviating at all,’ Keith responds back. Jackie looks over at the two confused. ‘What do you mean deviate?’ ‘Don’t worry about it. Andy just.