I won’t tell,” I said. His puffy eyes looked into mine. There was a scared vulnerability behind them. I opened my arms to give him a hug, and that...vulnerability softened a bit. The silk tie that held my kimono together had come loose at some point, and it came open as I lifted my arms. He leaned in and wrapped his arms around my waist, bent down, and rested his head on my chest, cheek to cleavage. It was a little personal for having just met him, but he clearly needed some affection. I wrapped. This was an area where the danger from bad guys was much more of a threat than Charlie.I was being approached by 2 guys on a motorbike. I was immediately suspicious of their intentions because they both had their faces covered. It was a 50/50 deal because a face scarf acted to keep the road dust out of your mouth and nose. I had my .38 inside my pocket with my hand on the trigger. My M16 was slung muzzle down but ready for action. They may have had bad intentions, but we never found out. I got. When Jan found out, she was furious, and she said she would not go to any college that she had not personally applied to. She packed her bags and left the house. She had never come back until she brought you.The crap hit the fan when Jan called and said she was bringing her fiancé to meet us. She had not even sent a Christmas card in almost two years.My wife was angry and said that if I said a nice word or gave a friendly gesture she was leaving. Unfortunately you saw the result.This letter is. Kyle sipped his draft beer before answering. "I could get Maynard, my line foreman, to give me a couple of days off. I have about four weeks of accumulated vacation time and he has been bugging me to use some of it before the bean-counters notice and accuse him of working me into the ground without a break."So," Kyle jumped back onto the subject of Pete's inquiry and offer, "you think I am qualified to pull this off for you? And you are willing to pay me ... like... $200 an hour for about three.