The first road and bridges construction had started.BM&M was doing that part of package and was training local workers to do the construction. The loc...ls were ready for work and to learn. Wanting something was always a plus.There was another issue brewing in Nigeria and several other countries in the region and that was about the oil pipelines that went to the coast. As wells were drilled or repaired and there was safety for drill rigs and operators, the pipelines became targets for rebel. ” His voice was deep and incredibly sexy. She’d put him in his early forties, tall, with a full head of dark hair which showed the early signs of greying. There was no ring on his finger, so she put him in the divorced category. His sturdy frame was complimented by an expensive looking suit. There was something about his friendly eyes that made her forget herself for a moment. Controlling the situation for her, he took her hand and shook it. She noted the strength behind his grip, but there. She was still like a teenager at heart, having just graduated from college a few years before. That and the fact she taught teenagers made her almost like one of them herself. I knew she was very well liked at school, especially by the boys. It had been along time since anyone at the local high school had anyone but Ashley to fantasize about, but I knew Stephanie got her fair share.“Why is everyone staring at us?” Stephanie finally asked.“Like I told you, this is a strange town Stephanie.. Get tha' meat ready fer tha hump. Wha' ya say?"Hitch replied, "I'd like that, thanks. Further out than I usually go. Deer have been scarce this winter." Jus' chance, I thin'. Plenty still 'ere. Come, le's go ta my cabin an' shar' sum whiskey, if ya're no' a temperate man, Sir."Hitch shrugged, "rarely indulge, but I'm a Marine. I don't turn down a drink offered freely."The hike to Miller's cabin took a couple of hours. Each man carried his deer over shoulders, the cuts along each abdomen sown.